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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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what's the correct grammatical term for a phrase such as 'deep in the bowels' (apart from it being a cliche!)
many thanks...
many thanks...
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Well, if it's a rumbling deep in one's own bowels , then it is not even a cliche-- it's a symptom; but if it's a rumbling deep in the bowels of the earth, then it is a metaphor.
- Well, if it's a rumbling deep in one's own bowels , then it is not even a cliche-- it's a symptom; but if it's a rumbling deep in the bowels of the earth, then it is a metaphor.
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Well, if it's a rumbling deep in one's own bowels, then it is not even a cliche-- it's a symptom; but if it's a rumbling deep in the bowels of the earth, then it is a metaphor.
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