Figures of Speech

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Across
  1. 2. The thunder rumbled, a deep growl echoing through the valley.
  2. 3. Bite the bullet.
  3. 5. I’ve told you a thousand times to clean your room.
  4. 8. The clock's hands dragged themselves reluctantly across the face.
  5. 10. The fluttering flock flew freely through the fog.
  6. 11. Hollywood is known for producing blockbuster films.
  7. 12. Her smile was as fleeting as the last rays of twilight.
Down
  1. 1. O Fate, why do you mock my dreams?
  2. 4. The world is a stage, and we are merely players.
  3. 6. Oh, great! Another traffic jam on the way to work.
  4. 7. We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
  5. 9. A pilot has a fear of heights.