What is a purpose-as-physical-goal metaphor?

What is a purpose-as-physical-goal metaphor?

Definition
	A conventional metaphor in which a purpose or desired state is represented as a physical location to be reached.

Examples
	Here are some examples in English:
	Tom has gone a long way toward changing his personality. You have reached the midpoint of your flight training. She's just starting out to make her fortune. Follow me--this is the path to genuine happiness.

Generic
	A purpose-as-physical-goal metaphor is a kind of
	What is a metaphor for state?

Source
	Johnson 1987

Context for this page:

Concept module: purpose-as-physical-goal metaphor
In modular book: Metaphors in English, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H. Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Lexicon

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