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The phrase "eyeball to eyeball" uses a figure of speech known as what?

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The phrase "eyeball to eyeball" uses a figure of speech known as what?
posted Jun 3, 2019 by Jay Yadav

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Synecdoche
In synecdoche a part is used to represent the whole or vice versa; metonymy is to describe something or someone by an attribute or something associated; metaphor is an analogy, relating one thing to another that is otherwise unrelated: bahuvrihi are compound adjectives which use synecdoche but extend it, e.g. "flatfoot".

answer Jun 4, 2019 by Vinni Fernandis
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