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For example,

He showed the strength of his arms and his heart when he pushed the fallen horse out of the mud slide.

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  • @TannerSwett that's it. I always forget it for some reason Sep 28, 2018 at 17:31

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I cannot see how the strength of his muscles, the arms and the heart, are two very different things. Perhaps it is the strength of his feelings for the horse, a living thing - assuming the horse was alive after the slide, that is being referenced.

The usage can be called a semantic syllepsis, or zeugma based on answers to similar questions.

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  • Strength of one's heart is a case of figurative language. He "had the heart to save the horse" Sep 28, 2018 at 18:22

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