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The two male protagonists retreat into a darkened interior, darkened both figuratively and metaphorically.
These explorers were pioneers, literally in his case, but also figuratively because they brought new dimensions to exploration.
Our own embededness as scholars in the space and time we share with others, whether literally, figuratively, virtually, imaginatively, should cause us to be reflexive.
We argue that this development in the ability to interpret idioms figuratively is due to normal development and regular language acquisition.
Technology is already "under our skin" (both figuratively and literally) and the future only promises more interface at the micro-, nano-, and cellular levels.
Francis may have seen himself as the crusading warrior knight, but he was hostage (literally and figuratively) to the march of political and dynastic interest.
The house is literally and figuratively a window to the presence of the qualities of a place and the consciousness of inhabiting the land.
Figuratively speaking, an event corresponds to a word, for example, a noun, a verb, an adjective, and so on.
