[Lexicog] names as characteristic of a category

[John Roberts]

Fritz Goerling wrote:

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How about “she is a real Eve”?

I am not familiar with any idiomatic usage of Eve in the Bible. What is 
this supposed to mean?

> Apart from the biblical names, how about living people or from the 
> more recent past:
>
> he is no Maradona, he is a wannabe Elvis, you are not a Jack Kennedy
>
>
Yes, speakers make these up all the time. Some catch on and some don't.


John R

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John R Roberts
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