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[sinful hinge]

Please be patient

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[chilly marsh]

une fête d'adieu dans laquelle chacun doit se servir. De là à y voir une métaphore

like i guess it means from this but it confuses me

[versed flame]

in this case "de" and "à" respectively mean "from" and "to"
"from there to having a metaphor..." (also could be translated as "between that and having a metaphor...")

[tawny zephyr]

It's a way of expressing you think there is a logical gap between A and B.
A is the previous context (there is a celebration) and B what you say after (there is a metaphor)

The phrase is incomplete as shown by the ... because it is pretty common informally so we all understand what is meant after

You can imagine finishing it that way : de là (là=the context) à y voir une métaphore, il y a une grande distance

Basically, the speaker expresses that, perhaps contrary to what was said or implied earlier, they find it far-fetched that the celebration should be seen as a metaphor

You can probably find many use cases of "de là à" online to get a better feel for what it means