Figures of Speech

[Stormgate he/him]

This is not a topic for compiling figures of speech, this is for coming up with our own, based on any of Sanderson's books. For example, a figure of speech I have thought of for Scadrial is 'burning the midnight Bendalloy'. Do with this what you will.

[Green Hoodie Mistborn he/him]

"Pulsing time" to talk about getting through something boring or time consuming.

[iBambam]

I like this topic, you could say, it's rioted my curiosity?

That was lame, I know

[Stormgate he/him]

As lame as a lighteyes' honor.

[iBambam]

When very drunk you could say the room is spinning so bad I feel like I've been lashed to the wall

[Green Hoodie Mistborn he/him]

I like this topic... it's making me think! I'd think on Scadrial especially, the metallic arts would be come similes and metaphors for thought and writing. 

 

Other options: 

• "Sitting with gold" to think about reflecting on your past. 
• "He was putting food away like a subsumer on a bender"
• "She smoked him" to talk about helping someone disappear

I'll think some on other worlds now too

[natc]

We need more Nalthian ones. The stuff we see spouted about color from Z is pretty amusing.

[Khyrindor he/him]

We need more Nalthian ones. The stuff we see spouted about color from Z is pretty amusing.

"Don't be green from the ground."

[Green Hoodie Mistborn he/him]

Couple of Sel (Rose Empire) ones:

• "He's as firm as ralkalest" - talking about someone who is unchanging or stubborn
• Conversely, "they are like soulstone beneath my chisel."

Couple of Nalthis...

• I could see "drab" being just a generally used derogatory term. "That's drab" to mean something that is boring, without vigor, weak, irritable. 
• Also "grey" as something that is drained or empty. "My account is grey this week." or "The pot's gone grey".