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  2. List of political metaphors - Wikipedia

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    wedge issue: an issue which turns members of a party against each other. third rail: an issue which is so controversial, pursuing it or even attempting to address it could end one's political career. straw man: the practice of refuting an argument that is weaker than what one's opponent actually offers, or which they simply have not put forth ...

  3. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    As a response to an unlikely proposition, "when pigs fly", "when pigs have wings", or simply "pigs might fly".[1]"When Hell freezes over" [2] and "on a cold day in Hell" [3] are based on the understanding that Hell is eternally an extremely hot place.

  4. Simile - Wikipedia

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    A simile (/ ˈ s ɪ m əl i /) is a type of figure of speech that directly compares two things. [1] [2] Similes are often contrasted with metaphors, where similes necessarily compare two things using words such as "like", "as", while metaphors often create an implicit comparison (i.e. saying something "is" something else).

  5. Rubrik CEO Bipul Sinha on learning the ropes post-IPO

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    In 2024, I had all sorts of funky metaphors for the stagnant IPO market, from "bathtub that wasn’t draining" to a tangled garden hose. ... "The issue is that people have to accept reality," said ...

  6. A Dictionary of Similes - Wikipedia

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    A Dictionary of Similes is a dictionary of similes written by the American writer and newspaperman Frank J. Wilstach. In 1916, Little, Brown and Company in Boston published Wilstach's A Dictionary of Similes, a compilation he had been working on for more than 20 years. It included more than 15,000 examples from more than 800 authors, indexing ...

  7. Ohio Issue 1: What is it, who is for it, and who is ... - AOL

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    Oct. 15—OHIO — As Ohioans head to the polls this election season, a topic of discussion is Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul the state's redistricting process.

  8. Elephant in the room - Wikipedia

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    The expression "the elephant in the room" (or "the elephant in the living room") [2] [3] is a metaphorical idiom in English for an important or enormous topic, question, or controversial issue that is obvious or that everyone knows about but no one mentions or wants to discuss because it makes at least some of them uncomfortable and is ...

  9. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    epic simile epic theater epigraph 1. An inscription on a statue, stone, or building. 2. The legend on a coin. 3. A quotation on the title page of a book. 4. A motto heading a new section or paragraph. [2] epilogue epiphany episode episteme epistle epistolary novel epistrophe Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of clauses or sentences. [39 ...