* **be like children** - This is comparing a believer who has not grown spiritually to a child who has had very little experience in life. (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]])
* **tossed around and carried away by every wind of teaching** - This metaphor compares a believer who has not become mature and hears wrong teaching to a boat that is being blown by the wind in random directions on the water. (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]])
* **into him who is the head...in the body's growth** - This is a metaphor using the human body to describe how Christ causes believers to work together in harmony like the head of a body causes the body parts to work together to grow healthy. (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]])