common metaphors

• a blanket of

  snow

  
• beating a dead 


  horse

  
• Couch

  potato

  
• a person who wakes in the early morning is a

  early bird

  
• someone who is unfeeling and cold has a

   Heart of stone

  
• a kind and compassionate person has a

  Heart of gold

  
• a metaphor that links aging and a blooming flower.

   Late bloomer

  
• symbolism of light to describe the happiness a person can bring to another person.

  Light up my life

  
• a culture or place where people from diverse backgrounds unite.

  Melting pot

  
• someone who stays up late.

   Night owl

  
• a mercurial emotional state with the ups and downs of an amusement park roller coaster.

  Roller coaster of emotions

  
• warning of impending danger initiated by a few small steps.

  slippery slope