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You shouldn’t ________ (spend) so long in the sun yesterday – you’ve got sunburn.

have spent

I think I’d have got the job if I ________ (not ask) that stupid question.

hadn't asked

The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when we’ll walk by the woods.

alliteration

Her smile was as sweet as sunshine on a rainy day.

simile

The apartment was so dirty that you needed a hazmat team to enter into it.

hyperbole

I wanted to meet Anja, but she ________ (already leave) when I got to the barbecue.

had already left

My feet are killing me.

idiom

The wooden table was as solid as a rock.

simile

A statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.

irony

The moon is cheese in the sky.

metaphor

Five freaky females finding sales at Foley's department store.

alliteration

When I opened my bag, I realized that I ________ (forget) to take my passport.

had forgotten

Billy batted balls at the baseball field batting cages.

alliteration

The sun smiled down on the green meadow

personification

I wish they ________ (not buy) that car. It’s been nothing but trouble!

hadn't bought

The straw that broke the camel's back.

idiom

I’ll let you know your exam results as soon as I ________ (discuss) them with your tutor.

have discussed

The raindrops danced along the window pane.

personification

big exaggeration, usually uses humor

hyperbole

compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

metaphor

I move fast like a cheetah on the Serengeti.

simile

The rain storm was a frog strangler.

Idiom

Call an ambulance! Mrs Patel’s foot ________ (run over) by a taxi!

has been run over

You are an ant, while I am the lion.

metaphor

giving objects human qualities

personification

compares two unlike things using "as" or "like"

simile