What does figure-of-speech mean?
Definitions for figure-of-speech
fig·ure-of-speech
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figure-of-speechnoun
attributive form of figure of speech
figure-of-speech use
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of figure-of-speech in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of figure-of-speech in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of figure-of-speech in a Sentence
I agree with the pope as far as being a true Christian, you accept everybody, i happen to like Trump but I don't know if he's literally about building walls or that's just a figure of speech.
You see, in California we are focusing on bridges, not walls, and that’s more than just a figure of speech.
He would come in and say he changed his mind -- which was a gilded figure of speech, because he didn't have any.
They claimed I was calling for violence against transgenders, obviously it is not true. It was a figure of speech. It was meant to be humorous and it was humorous to the audience.
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