a phrase used in a non-literal way for effect or emphasis
一种以非字面意义用于强调或效果的短语 (yī zhǒng yǐ fēi zìmiàn yìyì yòng yú qiángdiào huò xiàoguǒ de duǎnyǔ)
"When he said he could eat a horse, it was just a figure of speech."
"当他说他能吃一匹马时，这只是一种修辞手法" (dāng tā shuō tā néng chī yī pǐ mǎ shí, zhè zhǐ shì **yī zhǒng xiūcí shǒufǎ**)
to use a political issue to one’s advantage
To expand a company’s operations or reach.
a gesture of peace or reconciliation
to become too frightened to do something
to summarize something briefly
to be very familiar with something; to have a thorough under...
