Beneath the deep blue sea
I believe that B. would be inappropriate in formal writing because its just kind of rude to say. I would re-word it as: "He dislikes being late" or something like that because "hate" is just a cruel and informal word to use.
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Answer: figuratively
Explanation: it's using figurative language by comparison. It uses an ordinary sentence to refer to something without directly stating it.
