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Old 20-Nov-2008, 01:53
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If there is a restaurant called Cheesecake Factory and they sell cheesecakes in addition to other foods from around the world, what is the figure of speech?
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gourmet marketplace?
gourmet bakery and deli?

I am not sure I understand the question
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If there is a restaurant called Cheesecake Factory and they sell cheesecakes in addition to other foods from around the world, what is the figure of speech?
I don't think there's any figure of speech here. The name of the restaurant simply includes one of items they sell. The restaurant is not literally a factory; I suppose that could be a metaphor if the intention is to give the impression that they churn out cheesecakes. What do you think?
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A "factory" turns out, or produces, a commodity.

In this case, they want to imply that the business makes a huge number of cheesecakes and other baked goods.

It's just a fun way to say they produce a particular item. In the US, we have the Eyeglass Factory, too.
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