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I need some automotive metaphors for my technical writing class. I want to be a mechanical engineer and I would like to eventually focus on something automotive focused. I want some metaphors used in the automotive field. I don't know, you could give me any that you've heard, used, or know of.


According to dictionary.com, a metaphor is a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity.


So, does anyone have any ideas? I guess "jumpstarting a car" is an example because a car wouldn't normally jump.

 
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a metaphor is like ~~~i flew through the book like a plane

somethin like that(of course i dont read)

so use i took the turn as if my car was on rails would be ok

 
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in other words use like or as to compare 2 things that are usually not associated together

 
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That is a good one, thanks. That is refering to the cars handling and suspension right? I have to explain it to other non-enthusiasts/non-engineers.

Any other ones?

 
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no thats a simile stupid...a metaphore is saying something is something when its not

ie. "cars are a way of life"

 
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metaphors compare two different things to show similarities but dont use "like" or "as"

 
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my bad, mixed them up

 
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all good...we werent all AP students in highskool...hell i wasnt haha i just remember that cuz i've learned it so many times over and over again in the stupid kid classes

 
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yeah i was never close to ap, but i thought i had that one. slacker thats all i am, lol

 
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here i think there are ok to use, no like or as and comparing 2 unlike things

so my car was a train taking the corners

the car had more power than a GE plant

my car is cleaner than NASA's test facility

the wheels spun faster than a roulete table

the stero was louder than a live concert

 
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How bout... I polished my head like a vegas hooker?

I meshed gears smooth as a clock.

The sound of the engine embodied hundreds of horses.

My tires gripped like adhesive on flypaper.

And so on...

 
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haha jet that first one is hillarious

 
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Granny shifting and double clutching right

drive by the seat of your pants

that guy shifts like a one legged man in an *** kicking contest

he hits donuts like the popo

that fart cannon is good for at least 20 hp

my car is slower than miss daisy

happiness is being stroked and blown

 
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"I live my life a 1/4 mile at a time."

 
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lmao NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Bad Memories.

 
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haahaaha which one was that from again

 
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friends don't let friends drive ford- i couldn't help it. sorry man. hahaha
your car is like the remote control to your life
the car is a glimpse of the way you live

 
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i remember my auto shop teacher say " that hose is stiffer than a wooden d**k"