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a figure of speech

a figure of speech (a figura de discurso)

Idiom Literature

Meaning

a phrase used in a non-literal way for effect or emphasis

una frase utilizada de manera no literal para efecto o énfasis (una frase utilizada de una manera no literal para efecto o enfasis)

Oraciones de ejemplo

"When he said he could eat a horse, it was just a figure of speech."

"cuando dijo que podía comer un caballo, solo era una figura de discurso" (cuando dijo que podia comer un caballo, solo era **una figura de discurso**)

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