ARTICLE: England at Euro 2020: What do we know about Three Lions' prospects?

>So while we still do not know
all the qualifiers or how all the GROUPS will
SHAPE UP, here's what we do know already

SHAPE UP --> Advance/ Improve
ORIENTATIONAL METAPHOR

>GET THROUGH those two rounds on the ROAD and England
would be back at Wembley.

QUARTERFINALS --> ROAD
STRUCTURAL METAPHOR

ARTICLE:England: Which players are in line to star for Gareth Southgate's side at Euro 2020?

>England will BE AMONG the favourites next summer, especially with all their group games
at Wembley and the stadium also staging the semi-finals and final.

BE AMONG SOMEONE --> BE BETTER
ORIENTATIONAL METAPHOR

>England stock has FALLEN

FALL --> DICREASE EFFICIENCY
ORIENTATIONAL METAPHOR

>The 29-year-old Manchester City DEFENDER was a mainstay of
England's run to the World Cup semi-final in 2018 [...]

FOOTBALL --> WAR
STRUCTURAL METAPHOR

>Tyrone Mings and Fikayo Tomori are now AHEAD of Keane and John Stones is fit
 again - so it may be all over for the 26-year-old at this level.

BE AHEAD OF SOMEONE --> BE BETTER
ORIENTATIONAL METAPHOR

>Kane is also ON COURSE for history with his hat-trick against Montenegro and another goal
in Kosovo taking him to 32 [...]

CAREER -->  SAILING
STRUCTURAL METAPHOR

He has GROWN IN STATURE since as the complete striker and an England captain who leads by example
to GROW IN STATURE --> to become more important
STRUCTURAL METAPHOR

We have a completely different team, people STEPPING UP into new roles, and it's exciting.
to STEP UP --> to receive a promotion
ORIENTATIONAL METAPHOR

Walker's disappearance off England's radar has been one of the biggest selection decisions taken by Southgate during the course of this campaign.
to DISAPPEAR OFF OF SOMEONE'S RADAR --> to not attract attention of someone anymore

Inflation is EATING UP our profits
to EAT UP --> to consume
ONTOLOGICAL METAPHOR