Idioms vs Metahors | Metaphors vs Similes | Idioms vs Similes | Metaphor vs Idiom | Idioms, Metaphors, or Similes? |
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Idiom
You let the cat out of the bag
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Simile
She is free as a bird.
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Idiom
He was cold-hearted.
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Idiom
The principal caught us red handed.
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Simile
They fought like cats and dogs.
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Idiom
We are going against the clock.
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Metaphor
My memory is a little cloudy.
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Idiom
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
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Idiom
Take it with a grain of salt.
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Idiom
You are barking up the wrong tree.
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Metaphor
The classroom was a zoom today.
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Simile
I am as blind as a bat.
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Simile
It fits like a glove.
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Metaphor
The snow is a white blanket.
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Simile
She was allergic so she puffed up like a pufferfish.
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Metaphor
Remember that hard work is the key to success.
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Metaphor
The children are angels.
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Idiom
Don't judge a book by its cover.
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Metaphor
Their home was a prison
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Metaphor
Look at the world from a different lens.
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Metaphor
I was boiling mad after the argument.
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Simile
You are as sweet as sugar.
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Simile
I slept like a baby.
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Idiom
Actions speak louder than words.
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Metaphor
It takes two to tango.
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