''All hands on deck'' is an example of

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2000 (Objective) Subject: Literature In English

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''All hands on deck'' is an example of
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"All hands on deck" is an example of a synecdoche, a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to refer to the whole thing or vice versa. In this case, "hands" refers to the entire crew of a ship.

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