about figurative language
2007-03-15 11:14:51 · 4 answers · asked by h.a 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Idioms are words or phrases that are used in a certain place to mean something that is not obvious from the words. For example, "bad-mouth" has nothing to do with a deformed mouth but rather it means making negative comments about someone or something. In this sentence, "bottleneck" could be considered an idiom, because its meaning has nothing to do with either a bottle or a neck.
However, I think the "bottleneck of screaming kids" might be considered as a metaphor, which is defined as an indirect comparison between two or more seemingly unrelated subjects and is often confused with a simile which compares two subjects using "like" or "as".
2007-03-15 11:29:50 · answer #1 · answered by Lillian L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An idiom is basically like slang.
This is more of a metaphor, I would say, than an idiom. You're comparing it to a bottleneck because of its qualities. It isn't a phrase you would use often.
2007-03-15 18:27:15 · answer #2 · answered by Karinissima 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes . pushing a bottleneck literally means taking a bottleneck from a broken bottle and pushing it around on the floor
2007-03-15 18:28:40 · answer #3 · answered by shitstainz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SURE IT IS! WE'RE NOT LITERALLY " PUSHING THE BOTTLENECK OF SCREAMING KIDS FORMING AT THE DOOR"! I'M GUESSING A "BOTTLENECK OF KIDS" MEANS A GROUP OF KIDS?
2007-03-15 18:24:21 · answer #4 · answered by faileider_lucky7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋