Sibx
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I'd like to know if the figurative use of certain phrasal verbs is grammatically and linguistically correct if it makes sense in the context it's used in. Example: "Being spat out into the whirlwind of a new city has been frightening"
Now, the literal meaning of "spit something out" is
1)Force something out of your mouth.
2)Say something angrily.
Neither of these two meanings is implied in my example, does it still make sense, or is it incorrect? Is it okay to stretch the meaning of words and phrases like this? Because isn't that what a lot of writers do.
Thank you.
Now, the literal meaning of "spit something out" is
1)Force something out of your mouth.
2)Say something angrily.
Neither of these two meanings is implied in my example, does it still make sense, or is it incorrect? Is it okay to stretch the meaning of words and phrases like this? Because isn't that what a lot of writers do.
Thank you.