New posts in figurative

Is a country's name a metonym - and when? E.g.: "The White House" / "Washington" / ..."The U.S.?"

terminology linguistics figurative metonyms synecdoche

Is there a name for this kind of language in prose?

literary-device figurative

Source of "miscarriage of justice"

etymology expressions usage figurative

Is there a term for phrases which were once literal but now figurative?

phrases technology figurative

Is there a word for missing the point due to literal interpretation of figurative phrases

single-word-requests phrase-requests figurative

What does a la carte mean as an adjective or figuratively?

word-usage expressions meaning-in-context phrase-usage figurative

Use of "for one" [closed]

meaning prepositions figurative

What made the usage of the figurative meaning of "resilience" popular?

word-usage figurative

Meaning of “I can ring your napkins out any day, with you tucked in them any day”

meaning literature figurative

Metaphors for air [closed]

metaphors figurative

Is “pass peach seeds” an idiom or just a figurative expression?

idioms figurative

Usage of “back half” [closed]

figurative

Is the poetic device in "silence was golden" best described as metaphor or synesthesia?

meaning terminology metaphors literary-device figurative

A word or expression to describe a person who tells someone else how to do their work

expressions expression-requests figurative

Does the word "out" carry sexual-minority flavour?

word-usage expressions figurative sexual-minorities

Is "to boil down" formal enough to be used in scientific writing? [closed]

formality phrasal-verbs writing-style register figurative

Usage of "hysterical" meaning "very funny."

word-usage american-english british-english figurative

Literally vs. figuratively: how literally is literally? [closed]

meaning figurative

What's the meaning of "wooden loaf", the famous expression used by Gandhi to define the Independence of India?

metaphors indian-english figurative

Can the unexpected validity of the literal meaning of a phrase on top of the usual figurative sense be considered a pun?

meaning word-usage terminology puns figurative