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Nonliteral Language

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    Nonliteral Language - Sentences
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  • Its been an exhausting day. I think it's time to hit the hay!
    Go to sleep
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  • Her nose is always in a book. She's such a bookworm! No wonder she wants to study literature in college. 
    Someone who enjoys reading.
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  • Chill out, mom. The train doesn't leave for another hour! We're ahead of schedule. 
    Calm down.
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  • I didn't get much sleep last night so I'm not really on the ball today. You'll have to carry the team during the presentation. 
    You're alert and you know what's going on around you AND outstandingly well and does most of the work
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  • I don't feel like hanging out today. I'm feeling a bit under the weather.
    Not feeling well or sick.
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  • Investors are faced with the perfect storm of slowing economic growth, rising prices and an unstable housing market.
    An extremely bad situation
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  • Your joke really broke the ice at the meeting. We all felt relaxed afterward.
    Make people feel more comfortable.
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  • Good thing I studied. That test was a piece of cake! Let's celebrate!
    It was easy.
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  • I was oblivious and accidently spilled the beans about the party for Lauren next week.
    Tell a secret
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  • Jamie has been on cloud nine ever since she landed her dream job. The candidates were qualified for the job. 
    Very happy
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  • I'm still on the fence on which college I should attend. They are both prestigious schools. 
    To be unsure.
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  • I have to come clean about this incident else my conscious will get the best of me.
    To tell the truth
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  • You should let him cool off, you can talk about it later. There's no need to escalate the situation.
    Calm down
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  • I’ve got it in the bag, you don’t have to worry because my chances of failure are slim to none.
    To be confident in completing a specific task AND extremely unlikely. 
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  • We'll have to chop chop if we want to arrive at the convention on time. Time is of the essence. 
    To hurry up AND it is absolutely necessary in order for a particular action to be successful.
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  • I think this election will go right down to the wire. The two opponents are neck and neck. 
    Waiting until the last possible minute to do something or unsettled until the very end AND to be at level with each other and have an equal chance of winning
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