Greek Meaning of dead metaphor

νεκρή μεταφορά

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Definitions and Meaning of dead metaphor in English

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dead metaphor (n)

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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νεκρή μεταφορά

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

αναλογία,Κωδικός λέξη,ευφημισμός,Μεταφορά,Σύγκριση,περίφραση ,μπιέλα,εγωισμός,συσκευή,μικτή μεταφορά

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dead march => Επιτάφιος, dead mail => Νεκρό ταχυδρομείο, dead load => Νεκρό φορτίο, dead letter => Νεκρό γράμμα, dead language => Νεκρή γλώσσα,