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Metaphors

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    Practice metaphors
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  • My teachers said, ‘You have a great future ahead of you.’
    You´ll go far
  •  15
  • A friend told me she was related to Albert Einstein, but I find that difficult to believe.
    hard to swallow
  •  10
  • You should keep some time free to visit the National Gallery when you’re in Edinburgh.
    put aside some time
  •  20
  • He had a badly thought-out plan to start a website selling cars.
    half-baked
  •  20
  • I began my career by winning two tennis tournaments, but then things started to go wrong.
    go downhill
  •  10
  • Our dog had been sick for years and was expected to die at any moment.
    living on borrowed time
  •  15
  • He was at the height of his career when he decided to retire.
    the peak
  •  10
  • Someone once said ‘all children are born geniuses’. That’s something for us to think about.
    food for thought
  •  15