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Definition
a phrase that highlights similarity between things of different kinds — usually formed with "like" or "as"
as in "It's like looking for a needle in a haystack," or "She is as quiet as a mouse."
as in "It's like looking for a needle in a haystack," or "She is as quiet as a mouse."
- The matron expressed her entire concurrence in this intelligible simile; and the beadle went on.Chapter 23 — Which Contains the Substance of a Pleasant Conversation.... (33% in)
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