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Chivalry Posted 15 years ago
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What does the metaphor here mean?

"I've read someplace that in our descending order of might and important human anxieties, Americans suffer the death of a spouse, the loss of a house by fire. and moving to be the worst three things that can happen to us."

That part of "descending order of mighty and important human anxieties" seems to me a metaphor for the course of life? Because anxieties blow off gradually over time?
  

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Hi, "I've read someplace that in our descending order of might y and important human anxieties, Americans suffer the death of a spouse, the loss of a house by fire. " That part of "descending order of mighty and important human anxieties" seems to me a metaphor for the course of life? Because anxieties blow off gradually over time?

— Clive

  • Hi, "I've read someplace that in our descending order of might y and important human anxieties, Americans suffer the death of a spouse, the loss of a house by fire.
  • " That part of "descending order of mighty and important human anxieties" seems to me a metaphor for the course of life?
  • Because anxieties blow off gradually over time?
  • I don't see any metaphor in tthis passage.
  • 'In descending order' just means that you list the most important thing first, then the second most important, etc.
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Hi,

"I've read someplace that in our descending order of mighty and important human anxieties, Americans suffer the death of a spouse, the loss of a house by fire. and moving to be the worst three things that can happen to us."

That part of "descending order of mighty and i
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