Idiom 'in deep water'

[Haihao]

[Alan]

Hi Haihao,

This line refers to the creation of a metaphor. If, literally, you are in deep water and are in danger of drowning and you use this imagery/picture and liken it to a difficult/problematic situation, you are creating a simile. If you then remove the comparison element, you create a metaphor. In this way you are transferring a real image to another situation - being in deep water and unable to survive turns into a situation where you are facing difficulties in life.

A
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