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I have punched my mum in the face - metaphorically, that is.— The Guardian World News
"I like the boy who is not afraid to own that he is alarmed; and better still to hear you say through your teeth that you will not be beaten-- metaphorically, of course.— First in the Field A Story of New South Wales
When a man performs brave deeds, he must be expected to be patted on the back--metaphorically, at any rate--by the ladies.— Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
I'm catching up to you--metaphorically, I mean.— The Eternal City
For if a thing be called a word metaphorically, this can only be by reason of some manifestation; either it makes something manifest as a word, or it is manifested by a word.— Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition

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