Figurative Language

You're rubbing me the wrong way.

• You rubbed my arm.

• You made me angry

• Your dog came up to me.

• You're too close to me.

Sandy went out on a limb.

• She sat on a tree limb.

• She used her limbs to walk.

• She walked the plank.

• She took a risk.

Tony finally saw the light.

• Tony turned on the light.

• Tony looked up.

• Tony realized the truth.

• Tony opened his eyes.

Don't stick your nose where it doesn't belong.

• Mind your own business.

• Don't smell the flowers.

• Wipe your nose.

• Don't peek.

Brandon pulls himself up by his bootstraps.

• Brandon motivates himself to try again.

• Brandon puts on his boots.

• Brandon throws his boots.

• Brandon ties his boots.

Jason takes the floor.

• Jason hides behind his friends when a speech is given.

• Jason gets the audiences' attention when giving a speech.

• Jason drops the floor to speak.

• Jason removes the floor.

Randy blows his top.

• To destroy a top.

• To ruin something expensive.

• To blow a log of air out.

• To get angry.

Arnold cuts corners

• To cut off edges.

• To do a job that is incomplete.

• To square off.

• To stay away from corners.