the avoidance of 'violent expressions and metaphors' like 'kill two birds with one stone'对“一石二鸟”之类的“有暴力意味的表达方式和隐喻”的回避使用

the writer's use of metaphor作者对暗喻的运用

The divided family remains a powerful metaphor for a society that continued to tear itself apart.破碎的家庭仍旧是对持续分崩离析的社会的有力譬喻。

To mix yet more metaphors, you were trying to run before you could walk, and I've clipped your wings.我再多用个混杂引喻的说法, 你还没学会走路时就想奔跑, 而我却把你的翅膀剪掉了。

Despite the mixed metaphor, there is some truth in this judgement.尽管有混用的比喻, 这个论断还是有些道理的。