figure of speech
US /ˌfɪɡjər əv ˈspiːtʃ/
UK /ˌfɪɡjər əv ˈspiːtʃ/

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수사적 표현, 비유
a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect
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When she said her heart was broken, she was using a figure of speech.
그녀가 마음이 아프다고 말했을 때, 그것은 수사적 표현이었다.
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The phrase 'raining cats and dogs' is a common figure of speech for heavy rain.
'비가 억수같이 온다'는 표현은 폭우를 나타내는 흔한 수사적 표현이다.