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it was just a figure of speech

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  • figure of speech — figures of speech N COUNT A figure of speech is an expression or word that is used with a metaphorical rather than a literal meaning. Of course I m not. It was just a figure of speech …   English dictionary

  • figure of speech — noun (C) a word or expression that is used in a different way from the normal one, to give you a picture in your mind: When I said it was a battle to the death it was just a figure of speech …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Figure of speech — A figure of speech, sometimes termed a rhetoric, or locution, is a word or phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language. Figures of speech are often used and crafted for emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity. However,… …   Wikipedia

  • speech — noun 1 speaking ADJECTIVE ▪ slurred ▪ She could tell by his slurred speech that he had been drinking. ▪ clipped ▪ casual ▪ connected …   Collocations dictionary

  • speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… …   Universalium

  • Speech perception — is the process by which the sounds of language are heard, interpreted and understood. The study of speech perception is closely linked to the fields of phonetics and phonology in linguistics and cognitive psychology and perception in psychology.… …   Wikipedia

  • Speech balloon — The three most common speech balloons (top to bottom: speech, thought, scream). Speech balloons (also speech bubbles, dialogue balloons or word balloons) are a graphic convention used most commonly in comic books, comic strips and cartoons to… …   Wikipedia

  • Speech act — For the US Act, see SPEECH Act of 2010. Speech Act is a technical term in linguistics and the philosophy of language. The contemporary use of the term goes back to John L. Austin s doctrine of locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary acts.… …   Wikipedia

  • A More Perfect Union (speech) — This article is about the 2008 speech by Barack Obama. For other uses, see A More Perfect Union (disambiguation). A More Perfect Union was viewed on YouTube over 1.2 million times within the first 24 hours of its posting. A More Perfect Union [1] …   Wikipedia

  • Rivers of Blood speech — Enoch Powell (1912–1998) The Rivers of Blood speech was a speech criticising Commonwealth immigration, as well as proposed anti discrimination legislation in the United Kingdom made on 20 April 1968 by Enoch Powell (1912–1998), the Conservative… …   Wikipedia

  • Louis de Saint-Just — Louis Antoine Léon de Saint Just (August 25, 1767 ndash; July 28, 1794), usually known as Saint Just, was a French revolutionary leader. Closely allied with Robespierre, he served with him on the Committee of Public Safety and perished with him… …   Wikipedia

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