figuratively speaking. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a figurative expression. ,His remark was a figurative boomerang. ,Elizabethan poetry is highly figurative. From Dictionary.com.
To apply the term figuratively to the forces inherent in national character savoured of a literary indecorum. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2] Reference
Escape, literally and figuratively, is everywhere in this novel. From Wordnik.com. [The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon: Questions] Reference
Exhibit A for the prosecution: the use of literally in situations where figuratively is meant. From Wordnik.com. [Back when ‘literally’ was good etiquette « Motivated Grammar] Reference
The biggest name in the trade market, both literally and figuratively, is not for sale, according to TSN. ca. From Wordnik.com. [NHL trade deadline: Guerin joins Pens, Jokinen to Flames] Reference
He often uses the expression figuratively to show the dependence of living beings on each other and on their surroundings. From Wordnik.com. [The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design Review: Darwin And Conservatism (Chapter 14) - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Multitude, a name figuratively assigned to the place in which the slaughter and burial of the forces of Gog were to take place. From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
A recurring nightmare of mine, and I mean literally not figuratively, is being flung off one of these mountain passes in a car or a bus. From Wordnik.com. [Tapalpa Lodging (with a dog)] Reference
Nowadays, we can use the word figuratively, and induction or admission into a modern-day Valhalla doesn't require passing from this life. From Wordnik.com. [Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day] Reference
Darkne/s, that word figuratively ufcd in fcrlpture, i. From Wordnik.com. [Messiah: Fifty Expository Discourses, on the Series of Scriptural Passages, which Form the ...] Reference
And they've stopped answering my calls figuratively speaking. From Wordnik.com. [Once more, with pathos] Reference
Brahmin, pundit, and pariah are generally used in English figuratively. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 4] Reference
Advice to Obama: Get rid of all Blue Dogs and Republicans figuratively, that is!. From Wordnik.com. [Gingrich: 'Time to Know, to Profile, and to Discriminate'] Reference
Well, I personally have witnessed hundreds of friendly natives in Africa eat up American movies-figuratively, that is. From Wordnik.com. [The Motion Picture Looks Ahead] Reference
Perhaps he was speaking "figuratively", I don't know. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
Don't tell us that somehow you "figuratively" saw them. From Wordnik.com. ["I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked..."] Reference
In the first stage, Jacob lived up to his name, which means "he grasps the heel" figuratively "he deceives". From Wordnik.com. [Jacob's Resume] Reference
"I used the word figuratively, as it were.". From Wordnik.com. [Something New] Reference
This word figuratively denotes destruction or punishment (Job 18: 15; Isa. From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
Gaitonde, figuratively speaking, is Singh's evil twin. From Wordnik.com. [Bollywood Dreams] Reference
Both literally and figuratively, this is mountain music. From Wordnik.com. [Arts Extra: Village People] Reference
But that's something Americans do figuratively all the time. From Wordnik.com. [A Conspiracy Of Notebooks] Reference
For the present, though, songs stick in your head only figuratively. From Wordnik.com. [The New New Thing: Same As It Ever Was] Reference
You could say the town is going down the tube, figuratively speaking. From Wordnik.com. [Riding The 'Underwater'] Reference
Jay-Z has outlived — literally and figuratively — so many of his peers. From Wordnik.com. [Jay-Z Stays Fresh On 'The Blueprint 3'] Reference
Ann Lankley was going places figuratively or literally, one way or the other. From Wordnik.com. [Big Night Out] Reference
From that vantage point, you speak to kids on their level, both literally and figuratively. From Wordnik.com. [Cristina Carlino: The Changing Room: Staying Ageless with Your Child] Reference
When I say Armageddon you might think I mean it figuratively, but I most definitely do not. From Wordnik.com. [Melody Breyer-Grell: 'Tis a Pity She's No Longer a Whore -- Times Square Cultural Armageddon] Reference
Here I sit, figuratively slaving pen to paper, literally striking digits to keys, writing again. From Wordnik.com. [I'm Writing] Reference
But music moves us literally as well as figuratively-as anyone who's tried to still a tapping foot can testify. From Wordnik.com. [Getting To The Heart Of Music] Reference
On their way to the meeting, the Russians figuratively thumped the table in bellicose opposition to U.S. positions. From Wordnik.com. [A Summit, But Not Of Equals] Reference
He masturbates over an assassin's mustache, his father's death and, literally and figuratively, over leaves in a forest. From Wordnik.com. [The Devil Wears Swastikas] Reference
But he will be remembered best for his obsessive lifelong effort to put birds, figuratively, within reach of every American. From Wordnik.com. [The Original Field Guide] Reference
And on this day in Trenton, I take a peculiar comfort from walking -- figuratively, if not literally -- in my ancestors 'shoes. From Wordnik.com. [Daughter Of The Revolution ?] Reference
This year the talking point of his marque was a pocket watch, for which one will need deep pockets, both figuratively and literally. From Wordnik.com. [Style: Timing Is Everything] Reference
You can, if you wish, take this figuratively, to mean that by changing your thoughts you can feel better about your situation in life. From Wordnik.com. [Decoding 'The Secret'] Reference
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