Fishing Metaphors

See Also: Sensory Metaphors  Farming Metaphors  Metaphors of Space, Etc.

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Land: The salesman tried to land a contract with the client. A contract is a fish in the sea that must be brought to shore.

Fish(1): There are plenty of other fish in the sea. A potential mate is a fish, one of many, and in itself unimportant.

Fish/phish(2): The con artist/hacker managed to fish/phish in another victim, hook, line and sinker. The process of conning is akin to fishing, with lures or bait used to reel in the will of prey.

Reel (in): The con artist managed to reel in another victim. (See above)

Net: The police finally netted a bank robber after an intense search. Police work is equal to fishing with a net - a strong, interwoven, efficient and inescapable fabric.

Bait: He was trying to bait her into debate. Our will is a hungry fish.

Hook: The teen spent two years in rehab, after having been hooked on phonics as a child. Learning is an addiction - a chemical dependence.

Hook(2): The song "Who Let The Dogs Out" had a successful hook. A listener  is a hungry fish - a musical angler seeks to catch one's interest.

Lure: The crier managed to lure in several new customers from off the street. A customer is a fish swimming in a sea of asphalt, whose will is susceptible to colourful words and attire.

Snag: The project hit a snag and was put on hold. A project is a fishing trip.

Bottom feeder: He's nothing but a bottom feeding letch! A bottom feeder preys on society's outcasts, who find their way to low places.

Catch: Did you catch the big game on Tuesday? Events pass by on a river of time - the day must be seized!

             She's quite a catch! See Fish(1). Dating is fishing, finding a mate is landing a fish.

The one that got away: (Implied) A mate or date is a fish that struggles, and must be kept from leaving on its own free will.

See Also: Sensory Metaphors  Farming Metaphors  Metaphors of Space, Etc.

Metaphor List Cooking Metaphors