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A *metaphor* is a figure of speech which compares something with another, generally unrelated thing by virtue of certain shared characteristics: *Shall I Compare Thee to a summer’s Day*.
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Is "let loose" better than "let slip", when it comes to "dogs"?
In the answers to your previous question it was indicated that the phrase "let slip the dogs of war" is quoted directly from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Changing it would weaken the connection, even …
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