Metaphors

Problems and troubles are like illnesses. When things get better, people think of the problems as being cured.


She thinks we live in a sick society.

We must address the social ills that are at the root of crime

She said that there was a cancer at the very heart of society.

Transport was another headache for the government.

London was paralysed by a series of strikes.

We discussed the company and its ailing finances.

The economy is very healthy/unhealthy.

The economy began to recover.

There is no simple remedy for the problem.

This latest development has reopened old wounds.

He bore the scars of a troubled childhood.