Metonymy and its example
Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing. For examples: 1) The pen is mightier than the sword . [ Literary power is superior than military power] 2) He writes a fine hand . [ Good handwriting] 3) He is a man of the cloth. [ Man of the church] 4) You must discuss your point with permission from the chair . [ Permission from senior] 5) Money just walked in. [ A rich person came inside] 6) The grave's a fine and private place. [ Grave means death] 7) The suits were at a meeting. [ Suits means businessman] 8) Let me give you a hand . [ Hand means help] 9) The office was busy in work. [ Office means people in office] 10) There are lot of good heads in the university. [ Good heads means intelligent students] 11) We need some new blood in the organization. [ New blood means new people] 12) He has new set of wheels . [ Wheels mean...