Similes
simile meaning comment
as alike as two peas in a
pod
identical or nearly so
as bald as a coot completely bald
as big as a bus very big
as big as an elephant very big
as black as a sweep completely black sweep = chimney
sweep
as black as coal completely black
as black as pitch completely black
as blind as a bat completely blind may be exaggeration
as blind as a mole completely blind may be exaggeration
as bold as brass very bold usually in a negative
sense
as brave as a lion very brave
as bright as a button very bright
as bright as a new pin very bright and shiny
as busy as a beaver very busy
as busy as a bee very busy
as busy as a cat on a hot
tin roof
very busy
as calm as a millpond very calm and still usually said of water
as clear as a bell very clear of a sound
as clean as a whistle very clean
as clear as crystal very clear
as clear as mud not at all clear irony/sarcasm
as cold as ice very cold
as common as dirt very common, rude,
vulgar
usually said of a
person
as cool as a cucumber cool
as cunning as a fox cunning
as dead as a doornail dead
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as dead as the dodo dead, extinct the dodo is an extinct
bird
as deaf as a post completely deaf may be exaggeration
as different as chalk
from cheese
very different
as dry as a bone very dry
as dry as dust very dry
as dull as dishwater dull, boring usually said of a
person
as easy as A.B.C. very easy
as easy as applepie very easy
as flat as a pancake completely flat
as free as a bird very free to go
anywhere
as fresh as a daisy very fresh
as gentle as a lamb very gentle usually said of a
person
as good as gold very good and
obedient
usually said of a
person
as happy as a lark very happy usually said of a
person
as hard as nails very tough in
character
of a person
as hot as hell very hot
as hungry as a bear very hungry
as hungry as a wolf very hungry
as innocent as a lamb innocent, not worldly
wise
usually said of a
person
as large as life conspicuously present
as light as a feather very light
as light as air very light
as mad as a hatter completely cra!y
as mad as a hornet very angry
as nutty as a fruitcake completely cra!y
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as obstinate as a mule very obstinate,
stubborn
as old as the hills very, very old
as pale as death very pale or white in
the face
of a person
as plain as day very clear
as poor as a church
mouse
povertystricken
as poor as dirt povertystricken
as proud as a peacock very proud
as pure as snow pure and innocent
as pure as the driven
snow
pure and innocent
as "uick as a wink very "uick#ly$
as "uick as lightning very "uick#ly$
as "uick as silver very "uick
as "uiet as a church
mouse
very "uiet
as safe as houses very safe, secure
as scarce as hen%s teeth very, very scarce irony #hens have no
teeth$
as sharp as a ra!or very sharp
as sick as a dog very sick
as sick as a parrot very sick
as silent as the dead completely silent
as silent as the grave completely silent
as slippery as an eel slippery, evasive of a person
as slow as a snail very slow
as slow as a tortoise very slow
as smooth as silk very smooth
as snug as a bug in a rug in a very comfortable
position
humorous
as sober as a &udge sober
as solid as a rock solid
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as solid as the ground
we stand on
solid
as sound as a bell very clear of a sound
as sour as vinegar very sour
as steady as a rock very steady
as stiff as a board completely stiff
as straight as an arrow straight an arrow flies straight
as strong as an ox very strong
as stubborn as a mule very stubborn,
obstinate
as sturdy as an oak very strong and solid
as sure as death and
taxes
absolutely certain to
happen
as tall as a giraffe very tall
as thin as a rake very thin
as timid as a rabbit very timid
as tough as leather very tough
as tough as nails very tough often said of a person
as tough as old boots very tough often said of a person
as welcome as a skunk
at a lawn party
not welcome at all irony/sarcasm
#skunks stink$
as white as a ghost very pale or white in
the face
of a person
as white as a sheet pure white
as white as snow pure white
as wise as 'olomon very wise (ing 'olomon
as wise as an owl very wise
Hana 2014