LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY

GENRE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Looking for my lost socks in my messy room was like looking for a needle in a haystack.” is an example of
A
simile
B
metaphor
C
idiom
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is ‘Attempting something impossible. ‘ The meaning of the given idiom as follows: Looking for a needle in a haystack: something that is impossible or extremely difficult to find, especially because the area you have to search is too large.

Detailed explanation-2: -be like looking for a needle in a haystack To be similar to searching for something that is very difficult to locate, especially something small and/or something hidden among similar things. Trying to find my contact lens on the floor was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Something impossible to find. The meaning of the idiom ‘Needle in a haystack’ is-Something or someone that is difficult and nearly impossible to find.

Detailed explanation-4: -When something is very difficult to find it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Especially because the area you have to search is too large and because of everything around it. We also say trying to find a needle in a haystack.

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