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What figurative language is 'a penny for your thought'? |
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John Heywood, who is credited for first documenting the phrase "A penny for your thoughts" included it in his book "A dialogue conteinying the nomber in effect of all the proverbes in the Englishe tongue" written in 1546. He lists it as a proverb or idiom.
When someone is being very quiet it's merely a phrase or figure of speech that is said in order to prompt them to reveal what they are thinking about.
When someone is being very quiet it's merely a phrase or figure of speech that is said in order to prompt them to reveal what they are thinking about.
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