Metaphors, Culture and Symbols

Cultural nuances in language and symbols

Metaphors, Culture and Symbols Blog

Mexican American culture symbol Tacos

Culture

Mexican American culture

As an immigrant into the US, I slowly became familiar with the different national origins represented here, such as African-American and Mexican-American groups. Mexican-American culture intrigued me. However, I had a superficial understanding of...

Baseball Park

Metaphors

Baseball Metaphors 101

First Pitch, Seventh Inning Stretch, Hit the Ball out of the Park, Pinch Hitter, Touch Base, Ballpark Estimate Over the years, it has become apparent to me that Baseball holds a unique place in...

Chessboard with chess pieces in blue and red colors

Metaphors

Political Metaphors 401 Sports Military

Political Chess, Political Baton, Lowering the Bar, Political Rope-a-dope, Scoring Political Points, Political Curveball, Political Home Run, Political Dominoes, Political firing line, Political Foot Soldiers, Taking the Flak Sports Metaphors in Politics Because we...

Unicorn

Metaphors

Fantasy Folklore Mythical Metaphors 101

Unicorn, The Midas touch, Leprechauns guarding pot of Gold at the end of Rainbow, El Dorado, Face that launched a thousand ships, Milli Helen, Trojan Horse, Gremlins in my Computer, Volatility Gremlins Quoting Joseph...

Hand of God

Metaphors

Religious Origin Metaphors 401 God

Hand of God. God of Cricket, God’s gift to Mankind, God Forsaken, Man Proposes God Disposes, God helps those who help themselves, God works in mysterious ways, Put the fear of God into someone,...

Nectar of the Gods

Metaphors

Religious Origin Metaphors 301 God

Nectar of the Gods, Act of God , Greek God, God’s Country, Godspeed, Fit for the Gods, Alpha and Omega, Act of God (Force Majeure), Taking God’s name in Vain, As God is my...

Devil and Blind Lady Justice Sitting Side by Side

Metaphors

Religious Origin Metaphors 101 Devil

Devil’s Advocate, Devil Incarnate, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Better the Devil you know, Devil-may-care, Daredevil, Making a Deal with the Devil, Devil to Pay, Selling Your Soul to the Devil,...

Angel Investor with Wings

Metaphors

Religious Origin Metaphors 201 Angel Heaven

Angel Investor, Angel in Disguise, Deals made in Hell aren’t witnessed by Angels, Fools Rush in where Angels fear to Tread, Fallen Angel, Halo Effect, Get it’s Wings, Angel of Death, Seventh Heaven, Nirvana,...

Metaphors

Cricket Metaphors 101

I grew up on a diet of cricket in India, and media in cricket-loving countries use cricket related metaphors all around. When I immigrated to the US, I didn’t recognize baseball metaphors until I’d...

Political Grapevine

Metaphors

Political Metaphors 301 Characters Behaviors Issues

Political Grapevine, Political Spin Doctor, Political Pundit, Carpetbagger, Political Fence-Mending, Political Suicide, Political Witch hunt, Political Mumbo-Jumbo, Tweedledee and Tweedledum Politics, Whistle Stopping, Ride on other’s Coattails, Bread and Butter Issues, Third Rail Issues...

Red herring fish in a suit and tie

Metaphors

Political Metaphors 201 Nature Navigation

Political Red Herring, Political Tide, Gerrymandering, Logrolling, Swift Boat Politics, Political Crossroad, Political Compass , Political Mudslinging, Political Quagmire Use of Color in Political Metaphors In the 1990’s, the American media started to use...

PIg in Suit with Lipstick

Metaphors

Political Metaphors 101 Animals Birds

Lipstick on a Pig, Dark Horse, Jockeying, Dead Heat, Political Handicapper, Champing at the Bit, Two Horse Race, Underdog, Dogfight, Dog Whistles, To Wag the Dog, Pork Barrel Politics, Bringing Home the Bacon, Donkey...