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Similes Simile Meaning Comment: Hana 2014

This document contains a list of similes with their meanings and comments. It includes over 80 common English similes that compare two unlike things using "as" or "like". The similes describe qualities like size, color, speed, temperament, and more. Many of the similes provide exaggerations or idioms to creatively illustrate their intended meaning in just a few words.

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Similes Simile Meaning Comment: Hana 2014

This document contains a list of similes with their meanings and comments. It includes over 80 common English similes that compare two unlike things using "as" or "like". The similes describe qualities like size, color, speed, temperament, and more. Many of the similes provide exaggerations or idioms to creatively illustrate their intended meaning in just a few words.

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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
Hana 2014
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

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