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100 Examples of Common Similes

A simile is a phrase that compares one thing to another using "as" or "as...as" to highlight an adjective. Common similes include "as fit as a fiddle" meaning very healthy, "quick as a flash" meaning very fast, and "easy as pie" meaning very easy. Similes help emphasize qualities like health, speed, difficulty, intelligence, emotions, and conditions in a descriptive way.

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100 Examples of Common Similes

A simile is a phrase that compares one thing to another using "as" or "as...as" to highlight an adjective. Common similes include "as fit as a fiddle" meaning very healthy, "quick as a flash" meaning very fast, and "easy as pie" meaning very easy. Similes help emphasize qualities like health, speed, difficulty, intelligence, emotions, and conditions in a descriptive way.

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USING SIMILES

A simile is a phrase that compares one thing with another thing, and many are formed
with as + adjective + as + noun. These are used to emphasize the adjective (e.g. if a
child is as good as gold, they are very good). In spoken English, the first as is often
omitted.

Similes with (as) ….as…

My mother struggled a bit after her accident, but she's fit as a fiddle now.

I didn't think Leo would know, but he gave me the answer quick as a flash .

Come on, you can do this - it's as easy as pie.

I'm not sleeping on that bed again - it's as hard as nails!

That young niece of yours is bright as a button.

I was quite worried when I saw Kate; she was white as a sheet
.
I love my little brother - he's daft as a brush and he makes me laugh.

The captain stayed cool as a cucumber in spite of all the pressure.

Lucy's thin as a rake. She needs to put on a bit of weight.

Do you want to borrow my suitcase? It's good as new.

(as) fit as a fiddle fit and in good health (fiddle INF a violin).
(as) quick as a flash very quickly.
(as) easy as pie very easy.
(as) hard as nails very hard and uncomfortable.
(as) bright as a button (usually of a child or young person) very bright and
intelligent.
(as) white as a sheet looking very ill or very frightened.
(as) daft as a brush very silly.
(as) cool as a cucumber very calm and controlled, especially in a difficult
situation.
(as) thin as a rake very thin.
(as) good as new in very good condition, as it was when it was new.

Adapted from Oxford Word Skills, Idioms and Phrasal verbs,Advanced, 2001

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