figure of speech

word or phrase used for vivid or dramatic effect and not literally 比喻: I didn't really mean she was in outer space it's just a figure of speech. 我不是说她真在外层空间--这只是打个比方.

fife, fifteen, fifteenth, fifth, fifthly, fiftieth, fifty, fifty pence (also fifty p, 50p), fifty-fifty, fig, fig-leaf, fight, fighter, fighting, figment, figurative, figuratively, figure, figure for, figure of eight (US also figure eight), figure on, figure out, figure up, figure-head, figurehead, figurine, filament, filch, file, filet, filial, filibuster, filigree, filing, filing clerk (US file clerk), filings, Filipino, fill, fill in, fill in /out,