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Hello! can someone tell me if "being blue" is a metaphor or a simile? thanks!
Hello! can someone tell me if "being blue" is a metaphor or a simile? thanks!
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It isn't a metaphor or a simile. One of the definitions of "blue" is simply "sad or depressed".
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