Much More Metaphoric Madness

<p>Can you describe temptingly low-hanging fruits as <em>tantalising</em>? Are all doomsayers <em>Cassandras</em>? Which is right <em>squaring the circle</em> or <em>circling the square</em>? Why is the <em>vegetative</em> metaphor in a vegetative state today?</p><p>When does the <em>arithmetic </em>metaphor become a good metaphor arithmetic? Is <em>botany</em> a metaphor for all hand-me-down knowledge? Can negative words become <em>resonant</em>? Why is <em>Eureka moment</em> fast turning into a weasel metaphor?</p><p><em>Yeast</em> and <em>dough</em> – which is the spreading metaphor and which is the accommodating metaphor? Why shouldn't <em>veneer</em> be used as a respectable metaphor? Is <em>wilderness</em> a metaphor for the down and out? Are all harsh and severe laws <em>draconian</em>?</p><p>Many more metaphor questions………….Many more answers…………..And many more metaphor stories. <strong><em>Much More Metaphoric Madness</em> </strong>is all about metaphor sanity.</p>