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This game is like a breakfast of ham and eggs

Come to think of it, this isn't a metaphor, either. It's a similie.

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simile = sub-set of metaphor

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Your mastery of trope is in doubt. Metaphor replaces one with another. Simile is a comparison.

metaphor: He is a deer.
simile: He runs like a deer.

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It's one thing to make the mistake, it's another thing to correct someone who corrected the mistake, and still be wrong...