Definition of Frozen metaphor

1. Noun. A metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., 'he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word 'snake').

Exact synonyms: Dead Metaphor
Generic synonyms: Metaphor

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frozen Metaphor

frowzily
frowzled
frowzy
froze
frozen
frozen
frozen(p)
frozen-in flow law
frozenly
frozenness
frozennesses
frozen custard
frozen dessert
frozen food
frozen foods
frozen metaphor (current term)
frozen orange juice
frozen pelvis
frozen pudding
frozen section
frozen sections
frozen shoulder
frozen stock
frozen yogurt
FRS
FRS
FRSC
Fru
frubiase
fructans

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