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Definition
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense; e.g., metaphors, similes, and hyperbole
- That's quite en passant—merely a convenient figure of speech—nothing personal at all.2.8 — Part 2 Chapter 8 (4% in)
- Might be only a figure of speech.4.7 — Part 4 Chapter 7 (63% in)
There are no more uses of "figure of speech" in The Fountainhead.
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