hungry as a bear |
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| Lexical unit types: | simile |
| Topics: | - |
| Source domains: | animals |
| Particles: | - |
| Similes: | as |
| Verbs: | - |
| CEFR Levels: | - | Synomyms: | - | Antonyms: | - | Definition: | very hungry Also: hungry as a wolf/horse | Examples: |
He was tired and hungry as a bear. I’m hungry as a wolf after our walk. I eat better because I’m as hungry as a horse.
Croatian: gladan kao vuk/pas |
Motivation: |
the conceptual metaphor PEOPLE ARE ANIMALS Kövecses, Zoltán. 2010. Metaphor: A Practical Introduction. 2nd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
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