قد ينتزع الشبه من نفس التضاد
A likeness may be constructed from opposition itself.
“This person is quite a lion!” can be uttered in two very different circumstances. Applied to someone who acts bravely, it conveys a genuine comparison in courage. Applied to one who flees from minor danger, it may be mocking or playfully ironic.
The expression and the comparison image are unchanged, but context and indicators determine the intention. Therefore one must not always assume real participation in bravery merely because “lion” is used. First establish whether the utterance praises the person or exploits the mismatch between praise and reality.