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"Hold your horses and let me explain first" is an example of...

idiom
simile
hyperbole
personifcation​

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Idiom

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idiom

[ˈidēəm]

NOUN

a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light).

synonyms:

expression · idiomatic expression · turn of phrase · set phrase · fixed expression · phrase · locution

a form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people.

"he had a feeling for phrase and idiom"

synonyms:

language · mode of expression · style of speech · speech · talk · -speak · [more]

the dialect of a people or part of a country.

synonyms:

regional language · local language · local tongue · local speech · [more]

a characteristic mode of expression in music or art.

"they were both working in a neo-impressionist idiom"

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