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What is a life-as-gambling-game metaphor?

 

Definition
 

A conventional metaphor in which life is represented as a game of chance.

Examples
 

Here are some examples in English:

 
  • I'll take my chances.
  • The odds are against me.
  • He's holding all the aces.
  • It's a toss-up.
  • If you play your cards right, you can do it.
  • Those are high stakes.
Generic
  A life-as-gambling-game metaphor is a kind of
 
Source
 

Lakoff, G. and Johnson 1980


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