Collocations for metaphor - noun
ADJ.
appropriate, apt, striking | mixed
VERB + METAPHOR
use
He uses the metaphor of fire to represent hatred.
He uses the metaphor of fire to represent hatred.
METAPHOR + VERB
describe sth, represent sth
PREP.
~ for
‘This vale of tears’ is a metaphor for the human condition.
‘This vale of tears’ is a metaphor for the human condition.
~ of
the metaphor of life as a journey
the metaphor of life as a journey