Liken (someone or something) to (someone or something else) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "liken (someone or something) to (someone or something else)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Rachel Chau calendar 2021-08-22 11:08

Meaning of Liken (someone or something) to (someone or something else)

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Liken (someone or something) to (someone or something else) phrasal verb

To indicate that someone or something is similar to someone or something else

My foreign friends liken durian smell to dirty sock smell.

He has been likened to a young David Beckham.

Other phrases about:

Like Father, Like Son

Used to refer to a boy who is like his father in some ways

Cast in the Same Mold
Indicates similarities between two things, to look very much alike
a wild goose never laid a tame egg

Used to imply that something’s nature would be inherited from or predetermined by its previous generation or the environment.

of the... persuasion

Indicates a specific type of person mentioned

(all) great minds run in the same channel

Wise or intelligent poeple think alike or have the same ideas

Grammar and Usage of Liken (someone or something) to (someone or something else)

Verb Forms

  • likens (someone or something) to (someone or something else)
  • likening (someone or something) to (someone or something else)
  • likened (someone or something) to (someone or something else)

The verb "liken" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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to rob the cradle
have a romantic or sexual relationship with or marry someone much younger than oneself.
Example: The middle aged man robbed the cradle with the teenager.
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