🔻#Success /səkˈses/ BrE AmE #noun [uncountable and countable]
#Metaphor
✨Being successful is like being high up. Failing is like falling or being low down.
⬆️The biography mainly dealt with his years at the top.
⬆️Many people commented on his rapid ascent up the ladder.
⬆️Their new album climbed / rose to second position in the charts.
⬆️They are riding high in the opinion polls.
⬆️They are riding on the crest of a wave at the moment.
⬆️She is at the peak / pinnacle of her career.
⬆️Not many people reach those dizzy heights.
⬇️The government fell from power.
⬇️We are studying the fall of the Roman Empire.
⬇️His political ambition led to his downfall.
⬇️The Wall Street crash took place in 1929.
⬇️After that, she hit rock bottom.
⬇️Another leading player has been toppled in the tournament.
⬇️His comments went down like a lead balloon.
⬇️A year later his career nosedived.
⬇️Another dot.com is about to bite the dust.
#Phrases
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#Metaphor
✨Being successful is like being high up. Failing is like falling or being low down.
⬆️The biography mainly dealt with his years at the top.
⬆️Many people commented on his rapid ascent up the ladder.
⬆️Their new album climbed / rose to second position in the charts.
⬆️They are riding high in the opinion polls.
⬆️They are riding on the crest of a wave at the moment.
⬆️She is at the peak / pinnacle of her career.
⬆️Not many people reach those dizzy heights.
⬇️The government fell from power.
⬇️We are studying the fall of the Roman Empire.
⬇️His political ambition led to his downfall.
⬇️The Wall Street crash took place in 1929.
⬇️After that, she hit rock bottom.
⬇️Another leading player has been toppled in the tournament.
⬇️His comments went down like a lead balloon.
⬇️A year later his career nosedived.
⬇️Another dot.com is about to bite the dust.
#Phrases
@PMPerfect1