Despite my love of a good metaphor, I suspect this isn't the treatment for me.

"Science is a very good metaphor for understanding the world," he said.

"In that sense, it's definitely a good metaphor for this city."

Q. Were you surprised to find that war is a good metaphor for acting?

It was a good metaphor for the confusion of the time.

A good metaphor for 20th-century popular music is the banyan tree.

Politicians knew a good metaphor when they met one.

"I find boxing to be a good metaphor for being president of a network."

"And a place at the table is a very good metaphor for that."

But it's a good metaphor and one that I knew quite well.