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question		réponse
I'm over the hill. Read the metaphor and choose the correct meaning commencer à apprendre		I can't do something well enough because I'm too old.
Why are metaphors used? commencer à apprendre		Metaphors add colour to descriptions and help us to visualise a subject.
How do they help to communicate an idea? commencer à apprendre		They help to communicate an idea because they allow us to compare one thing to another.
go badly commencer à apprendre		go downhill
having to choose one thing or another commencer à apprendre		at a crossroads
have a great future commencer à apprendre		(You'll) go far
become number one commencer à apprendre		reach the peak
reproduce without thinking commencer à apprendre		regurgitate
difficult to believe/accept commencer à apprendre		hard to swallow
badly thought-out commencer à apprendre		half-baked (idea)
something to think about commencer à apprendre		food for thought
keep time free commencer à apprendre		put aside some time
using time badly (not doing anything with time= commencer à apprendre		wasting precious time
don't have time to do something commencer à apprendre		can't afford to spend time
survive after you would expect to be dead commencer à apprendre		live on borrowed time
My teachers said, "You have a great future ahead of you" commencer à apprendre		You'll go far.
A friend told me she was related to Albert Einstein, but I find that difficult to believe. commencer à apprendre		hard to swallow
You should keep some time free to visit the National Gallery when you're in Edinburgh. commencer à apprendre		put aside some time
He had a badly thought-out plan to start a website selling cars. commencer à apprendre		half-baked
I began my career by winning two tennis tournements, but then things started to go wrong. commencer à apprendre		go downhill
Our dog had been sick for years and was expected to die at any moment. commencer à apprendre		living on borrowed time
He was at the height of his career when he decided to retire. commencer à apprendre		the peak
Someone once said "all children are born geniuses". That's something for us to think about. commencer à apprendre		food for thought
As a small child, Akiko was obviously bright. bright; intelligence as light commencer à apprendre		intelligent
Nico shone at maths from an early age. shone at maths; intelligence as light commencer à apprendre		was especially good at something
The solution came to me in a flash of inspiration. came to me in a flash of inspiration; intelligence as light commencer à apprendre		a clever idea that comes suddenly
Everyone thought I was dim, but I eventually passed all my exams. dim; intelligence as light commencer à apprendre		not very intelligent
We analysed the findings and then constructed a theory. constructed; Theories as buildings commencer à apprendre		developed
Do you have any statistics to support this theory? support; Theories as buildings commencer à apprendre		help prove
Your evidence is very weak; that's where your idea falls down. falls down; Theories as buildings commencer à apprendre		fails because a particular reason
The foundations of the argument aren't very strong. foundations; Theories as buildings commencer à apprendre		basis
We made a killing from his latest investment. a killing; Business as war commencer à apprendre		a big profit
The marketing department launched an aggressive campaign to promote the product. launched an aggressive campaign; Business as war commencer à apprendre		began an intense series of actions
Our new adverts are targeting eighteen-year-olds. targeting; Business as war commencer à apprendre		aimed at
The two companies decide to join forces in 2009. join forces; Business as war commencer à apprendre		merge together

2.1 WORDS OF WISDOM: METAPHORS

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