metaphor

Sir Terry later described the project as a "tremendous release", and the Royal Academy called it a "pop building, through its sheer abundance of metaphor".

The phrase is a play on the “glass ceiling,” an older metaphor that describes how structural sexism keeps women from reaching the highest levels of leadership.

“It’s just been a long time since we last witnessed such a great illustration of the metaphor,” Shenderovich claimed at the time.

“Well, I don’t think we want Redford to be that way. For three decades he’s been a kind of metaphor for this country and his film roles have reflected that.”

It also feels like a moment — to use a sports metaphor, which I’m not an athlete — that you’re lacing up your shoes.