figure of speech
Intermedio (B1) neutral
A phrase that doesn't mean exactly what the words say.
"When I said I was starving, it was just a figure of speech."
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Grant Mitchell's Many Lovers ❤️🔥 | EastEnders
EastEnders · 13:10
a figure of speech.
I Sent These Brooklyn 99 Moments to My Dad and He Said 👍
Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 7:51
It's a figure of speech.
Everyone's talking about the shooting... but MISSED THIS
Keith Edwards · 10:56
It'll be It's a figure of speech.
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The Bulwark · 2:26
That figure of speech would be a little NC7
MATT RIFE: Sundae Conversation with Caleb Pressley
Sundae Conversation · 3:55
That's just It's a It's a figure of speech, right?