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frozen metaphor
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Princeton's WordNet
dead metaphor, frozen metaphornoun
a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake')
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frozen metaphor
A frozen metaphor is a type of metaphor that has been used so often in everyday language that it has lost its metaphorical qualities and is now seen as a regular phrase or expression. It is so familiar and regularly used that people often forget it is a metaphor, and its original literal meaning is no longer recognized. Examples include "grasp an idea", "foot of the mountain", or "heart of the matter".
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of frozen metaphor in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of frozen metaphor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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