Experiencing Harm Is Being In Pain
Note:
- 1 It was a traumatic experience.
- 2 Her death hurt him.
- 3 The accusation wounded her.
- 4 He's mentally ill/fit.
- 5 My pride was wounded.
- 6 She recovered from the wound to her psyche, but scars remained.
- 1 The stock market suffered a sharp dive today.
- 2 Americans can expect painful cutbacks with the recession.
- 3 My stock portfolio is very healthy.
- 4 The market returned to health today.
- 5 The symptoms of the recession have all but disappeared.
- 1 The oil spill has caused a shock to the environment.
- 2 Smog pollution is an environmental malaise.
- 3 Ecologists are nursing the Bay back to health.
- 1 The difficult election left the candidate scarred.
- 2 Her admission killed her in the election.
- 3 Gorbachev is a lame duck.
Note:
Long-term Effects Of The Harm Are Scars time
- 1 Bush's election left the Democrats out in the cold.
Person In Situation Is The Prey
- 1 Don't throw me to the lions!
- 2 I feel like a little fish surrounded by sharks.
- 3 If that player goes in, he'll be dead meat!
- 4 There are drug dealers preying on young kids.
- 5 The FBI lay in wait of their quarry for days.
Competators Or Antagonists Are Predators
- 1 Lawyers are real sharks.
- 2 He was a real barracuda in the first debate.
- 3 I said one thing and they pounced on me like a pack of dingos (wild dogs)
- 4 Bus station mashers are often called chicken hawks.
- 5 Loan sharks
A Difficult Situation Is Place Where Predation Occurs
- 1 You're moving into shark infested waters.
- 2 The conference room is a real snake pit today.
- 3 It's a jungle out there.
Success Or Failure In An Adversative Situation Is Eating, Or Being Eaten.
- 1 I got eaten alive in that game
- 2 My competitor chewed me up and spat me out.
- 3 They had me for breakfast.
- 4 I tell you, it's either eat or be eaten.
- 5 It's a dog-eat-dog world out there.
Laura Michealis and 185 student
Alan Schwartz