We've found 19 phrases for figurative (0.116 seconds):

brass ring »    Figuratively, a prize or goal. Often used with respect to employment goals e.g. promotion, better job, etc.

dead »    Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.

drive-by media »    Media professionals who "spray" a bunch of repetitive misstatements, mistaken and misinterpreted news reports to cause excitement and confusion. They then figuratively "drive off" leaving the cleanup of their mess and hysteria to others, to correct and properly explain and interpret.

face off »    Either an actual or a figurative face to face confrontation, especially a bitter one.

get in »    To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.

kick off »    To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders. Used figuratively or literally.

live by the sword, die by the sword »    One who uses violence can expect a violent response. It is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.(figuratively) One can expect dire outcomes from any vice; used to convey poetic justice.

measure twice and cut once »    (literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasn

off the chain »    Free from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line.

on the ladder »    Figuratively a property ladder, owning property.

one at a time »    Individually, as opposed to collectively; slowly or methodically, figuratively.

screen out »    Figuratively, to exclude.

stop someone in his tracks »    To prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.

there and back »    One or for a round trip journey, literal or figurative.

under erasure »    Of a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.

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