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  • The raindrops danced along the window pane.
    personification
  • My sister's nasty text message was like a slap in the face.
    simile
  • The football players were beasts on the field this weekend.
    metaphor
  • I'm so bored. We have been standing in this line for a million years.
    hyperbole
  • The apartment was so dirty, you'd need a hazmat team to enter it.
    hyperbole
  • My mom is a night owl.
    metaphor
  • Having a flat tire was the icing on the cake.
    metaphor
  • My footsteps interrupted the peaceful morning.
    personification
  • Stop beating yourself up over that tiny mistake.
    idiom
  • It was the straw that broke the camel's back. (hyperbole/idiom/simile)
    idiom
  • The morning sun peeked out at us over the horizon.
    personification
  • My feed are killing me!
    idiom
  • The warm breeze engulfed us in a hug as we strolled down the beach.
    personification
  • Hold your horses! I'll be there in a minute.
    idiom
  • We decided to bite the bullet and buy a new car.
    idiom
  • The woman gave a huge donation because she had a heart of gold.
    metaphor
  • The snow was a wall of white as we drove down the road.
    metaphor
  • It was so cold, the polar bears wore hats and scarves.
    hyperbole
  • She gave her best friend the cold shoulder after she told everyone her secret.
    idiom
  • It was the dead of winter.
    idiom