figure of speech in a sentence

Examples

1. I used to think that was a figure of speech.
2. The group's name has given rise to no end of watery figures of speech.
3. Idioms are a common type of figure of speech.
4. But let's see what a great rewriter once did with that same figure of speech:
5. And if you understand the substance behind that figure of speech, you know he's right.
6. :This is more like a figure of speech argument.
7. It is an idiom, or a figure of speech, as well as a gambling term.
8. 1986 : " Take him to school " is an NBA player's figure of speech.
9. During the two-week trial, O'Connor testified his statements were a " figure of speech ."
10. Fancy figures of speech are lobbed back and forth in fierce, competitive volleys of insults.