Air is to us what water is to fish.

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Raul Kidman

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can i use a saying like this?
"An accountant is to a company what history is to a man. "
transformed from a saying: "Air is to us what water is to fish."
please answer "YES" / "NO", and give me your opinions, thanks a lot.
 
can i use a saying like this?
"An accountant is to a company what history is to a man. "
transformed from a saying: "Air is to us what water is to fish."
please answer "YES" / "NO", and give me your opinions, thanks a lot.

You "can", but I don't understand your analogy. And I suggest that you replace "what" with "as".

 
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