Clichés and figures of speech 2 (autoscored)

In each pair, click on the sentence that is free of clichés and mixed metaphors.

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Clichés and figures of speech 2 – 1

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Clichés and figures of speech 2 – 2

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Clichés and figures of speech 2 – 3

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Clichés and figures of speech 2 – 4

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Clichés and figures of speech 2 – 5

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Clichés and figures of speech 2 – 6

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Clichés and figures of speech 2 – 7

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Clichés and figures of speech 2 – 8

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Clichés and figures of speech 2 – 9

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