Simile

simile meaning comment

as alike as two peas in identical or nearly so
a pod
as bald as a coot completely bald
as bent as a bercow very corrupt
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 very busy
hot tin roof
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 or sarcasm
as cold as ice very cold
as common as dirt very common, rude, usually said of a
vulgar person
as cool as a cucumber cool
as cunning as a fox cunning
as dead as a doornail dead
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 very different
from cheese
as drunk as a lord completely drunk
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 apple-pie 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 usually said of a
obedient person
as happy as a lark very happy usually said of a
person
as hard as nails very tough in of a person
character
as hot as hell very hot
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- usually said of a
wise 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 crazy
as mad as a hornet very angry
as nutty as a fruitcake completely crazy
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 of a person
the face
as plain as day very clear
as poor as a church poverty-stricken
mouse
as poor as dirt poverty-stricken
as proud as a peacock very proud
as pure as snow pure and innocent
as pure as the driven pure and innocent
snow
as quick as a wink very quick(ly)
as quick as lightning very quick(ly)
as quick as silver very quick
as quiet as a church very quiet
mouse
as safe as houses very safe, secure
as scarce as hen's very, very scarce irony (hens have no
teeth teeth)
as sharp as a razor 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 in a very comfortable humorous
rug position
as sober as a judge sober
as solid as a rock solid
as solid as the ground solid
we stand on
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 absolutely certain to
taxes 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 not welcome at all irony or sarcasm
skunk at a lawn party (skunks stink)
as white as a ghost very pale or white in of a person
the face
as white as a sheet pure white
as white as snow pure white
as wise as Solomon very wise King Solomon
as wise as an owl very wise