A better metaphor: like having a high pressure soup hose forced down my throat.

What better metaphors than these for life in this wonderful if exasperating city.

China is an even better metaphor for the splintered language of music.

Instead of a tree, a better metaphor might be a ring or a web.

"What better metaphor can there be for a marriage than a bicycle built for two?"

"Perhaps a mirage is the better metaphor, because of the way it bends light."

Then again, perhaps a better metaphor might be that of a herd of cattle.

I could not ask for a better metaphor of extinction by lottery.

On reflection, Claggett thought he could have picked a better metaphor.

That's a much better metaphor than, say, filling the bucket.