Giant

Hi

I think that, in common speech, the answer is probably 'no'

However, a colossus is a statue made to look even larger than life. So possibly something like:

- He was more than intellectual giant: he was the colossus of European politics for more than twenty years

Dave

CliveSoheil, it would make life easier if you offered some context, consisting of at least a complete sentence.Clive

Once you realize how easy it is to plan and execute a strategy, you'll begin to wonder what all the fuss was about. And your chess-playing friends will corne to think of you as an intellectual giant.

Just that?
How about the context I provided?

soheil1Just that?How about the context I provided?

Soheil, dave posted at the same time as you did. He clearly did not have a chance to read your post first.

Hopefully he will, wait.................

Hi

Sticking just with the word 'giant' then, I don't think you can grade it ...

- [?] Once you have grasped all the elements of chess strategy, your friends will think of you as even more of an intellectual giant

It's sayable, but my feeling is that, once a person has grown to the stature of a giant, they don't usually grow any more. So as a metaphor, it doesn't quite w

Think of 'collosus', 'pole'. forget 'even more'

soheil1Think of 'collosus', 'pole'. forget 'even more'

Dave suggested 'colosus' in an earlier post. I can't see how 'pole' could fit.