Sorry to put you through metaphor overload, but I hope that all makes sense to you.

It's a metaphor but it seems he made the right choice.

@Joey EnglishZig was a master with words and metaphors he could clear the clouds and make the sun shine.

As the listing agent, I personally would not advise a client to negotiate reduced rent with a tenant who is metaphorically screaming at me that he/she is in financial distress, especially with such a large rent amount at stake.

I happened to like the food picture/ what's the recipe metaphor.  

I’ve enjoyed the metaphorical rollercoaster ride, from the climb to the height of the market, down through the turns of the market crash, around the twisting bends of the changing industry and back again to the inching ascend.

I don't thinik you should use the car dealer metaphor, I have seen more shady *&^% done at car dealerships and motorcycle dealers than anywhere else.

Or we can use a car metaphor: they can give you a great sticker price (low points) on the car if it's likely they will make up for it on the car loan.

You should know exactly what you are offering to them, what they will get in return, why they want what you are offering and why they should invest with you and your team.One of the best persuasion techniques is the objection killer metaphor.

Hahah, the weather is a metaphor for the real estate market for sure