Is there any phrase about it in English?
The phrase means like that;
Sometimes a metaphor may be rough, It's used to make a word stronger, so nobody should take offence for that.

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Can you give an example in Russian? So I know what you're asking?
I don't know what you mean at the moment.

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Example of a simile:  He eats like a pig.

Using a metaphor is stronger in meaning.

Example of a metaphor: He is a pig