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Sarunnio Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Metaphor
"you cannot throw a rock in Kyoto without hitting a beautiful temple", I found this sentence on a tour-guide website.
Is this considered a metaphor?
Does it imply that the speaker wanted to describe that there are plenty of beautiful temples in Kyoto?
Is this considered a metaphor?
Does it imply that the speaker wanted to describe that there are plenty of beautiful temples in Kyoto?
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Hi, Yes, that's the meaning. Imagine that there are so many of something that no matter which way you face, you have one of them within "rock-throwing" distance. Another, somewhat grosser, version: You can't swing a dead cat without hitting ...
- Hi, Yes, that's the meaning.
- Imagine that there are so many of something that no matter which way you face, you have one of them within "rock-throwing" distance.
- Another, somewhat grosser, version: You can't swing a dead cat without hitting ...
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Hi,
Yes, that's the meaning. Imagine that there are so many of something that no matter which way you face, you have one of them within "rock-throwing" distance.
Another, somewhat grosser, version: You can't swing a dead cat without hitting ...
Yes, that's the meaning. Imagine that there are so many of something that no matter which way you face, you have one of them within "rock-throwing" distance.
Another, somewhat grosser, version: You can't swing a dead cat without hitting ...
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