Frozen Metaphor

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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')

Framework senses

2 senses across 2 frameworks

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →

§1: 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')

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: 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')
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