Collocations for analogy - noun

appropriate, apt, useful | close, obvious
A close analogy with the art of singing can be made.

draw, make, suggest, use
She drew an analogy between running the economy and a housewife''s weekly budget.

fit, hold
The Wild West analogy does not fit here.

by ~ (to/with)
We can understand this theory by analogy with human beings.

~ between
She suggested an analogy between the human heart and a pump.

~ for
The computer is a useful analogy for the brain.

~ with
There is an analogy here with the way an engine works.

argument by/from analogy
Argument from analogy is not always valid.