Metaphorical Phrases

noun a person's manner of walking or moving on foot

verb to step or walk on or over something

• It is considered disrespectful to tread upon the sacred ground of the temple.
• Hey, watch where you're going! You almost tread upon my foot.
• I dare you to tread upon that guy's turf, see what happens.
• She felt like she was treading upon dangerous territory when discussing politics with her in-laws.

noun a word that is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea; in this case, 'bat' is a noun referring to a flying mammal

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun; in this case, 'blind' is an adjective describing the bat's inability to see

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence; in this case, 'as' is a preposition indicating the comparison between the blindness of the person and a bat

• The patient's vision was as blind as a bat due to the advanced stage of retinal degeneration.
• I can't find my keys in this dark room, I'm as blind as a bat!
• She's as blind as a bat without her glasses on.
• His lack of awareness about the situation made him as blind as a bat.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

article a word that is used to specify a noun

• The CEO is known to have someone for breakfast if they do not meet their targets.
• Don't mess with Sarah, she'll eat you for breakfast if you try to take credit for her work.
• That new intern is so confident, she thinks she can have anyone for breakfast.
• The experienced lawyer will have the opposing counsel for breakfast in the courtroom.