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A phrase that compares two different things using the words "like" or "as"

like two peas in a pod

as big as an elephant

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Simile

a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing

ex: America is a melting pot

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but that has a separate meaning of its own

ex: a penny for your thoughts

• Simile

• Idiom

• Metaphor

the desire/need of people buying something

• demand

• scarce

• profits

not enough for what is needed

• demand

• scarce

• profits

amounts earned after everything has been paid for

• demand

• idiom

• profits