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Yes, it's just I frequently don't remember the 'defintion' unless it's *exactly* the way I was taught to decipher it.
I have to admit that if someone told me there was a brown spot on my nose, I would have reacted similiarly to the way you had.
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I never mistake sayings for their literal meanings, but sayings usually cause me to visualize their literal meanings.
Yes, this is the case for me, as well. Unless I have not heard a saying before, in which case I am usually just extremely confused, and may not recognize it as such.