similes Flashcards
1
Q
as agile as
A
monkey
2
Q
as alike as
A
two peas in a pod
3
Q
as annoying as
A
nails scratching against a chalkboard
4
Q
as bald as
A
a baby’s backside
5
Q
as bald as
A
a badger
6
Q
as bald as
A
a coot
coot: a kind of bird / eccentric old man
7
Q
as beautiful as
A
as nature
8
Q
as big as
A
a boat
9
Q
as big as
A
a bus
10
Q
as big as an
A
elephant
11
Q
as black as
A
a sweep
12
Q
as black as
A
coal
13
Q
as black as
A
pitch
14
Q
as blind as
A
a bat ??
15
Q
as blind as
A
a mole
16
Q
as bold as
A
brass
17
Q
as brave as
A
a lion
18
Q
as bright as
A
a button
19
Q
as bright as
A
a new pin
20
Q
as bright as
A
day
21
Q
as bright as
A
the sun
22
Q
as busy as
A
a beaver
23
Q
as busy as
A
a beaver
24
Q
as busy as
A
a bee
25
as busy as a cat
on a hot tin roof
26
as cold as
ice
27
as calm as
a milpond
28
as clear as
a bell
29
as clean as
a hound's tooth
30
as clean as
a whistle
31
as clear as
crystal
32
as clear as
mud ??
33
as common as
dirt
34
as cool as
a cucumber
35
as crazy as
a loon
36
as cunning as
a fox
37
as cunning as
a fox
38
as cute as
a baby
39
as cute as
a button
40
as cute as
a cupcake
41
as dead as
a doornail/ dodo
42
as deaf as
a post
43
as delicate as
a flower
44
as dense as
a brick
45
as different as chalk
from cheese
46
as drunk
as a lord
47
as dry as
dust
48
as dull as
dishwasher
49
as easy as
ABC/ pie
50
as fast as a
race car
51
as fat as
a hippo
52
as fat as
a pig
53
as fit as
a fiddle
54
as flat as
a pancake
55
as free as
a bird
56
as fresh as
a daisy
57
as funny as
a balloon
58
as gentle as
a lamb
59
as good as
gold
60
as hairy as
an ape
61
as happy as
a clown/ lark / larry
62
as happy as a rat
with a gold tooth
63
as hard as
nails/ rock
64
as high as
a kite
65
as hoarse as
a crow
66
as hot as
as a firecracker/ hell
67
as hungry as
a bear/ wolf
68
as innocent as
a lamb
69
as keen as
mustard
70
as large as
life
71
as light as
a feather/ air
72
as lowly as
a wworm
73
as likely
as not
74
as loud as
a lion
75
as mad as
a hatter/ hornet/ march hare
76
as merry as
a cricket
77
as modest as
a maiden
78
as naked as
a baby
79
as neat as
a pin
80
as nutty as
a fruitcake
81
as obstinate as
as a mule
82
as old as
dirt/ the hills
83
as pale as
death /ghost
84
as patient
as job
85
as plan as
day
86
as pleased as
punch
87
as poor as
a church mouse/ dirt
88
as pretty as
a picture
89
as proud as
a peacock
90
as pure as
snow
91
as quick as
a wink / lighting / silver
92
as quiet as
a mouse
93
as rich as
gold
94
as right as
rain
95
as round as a
barrel / circle/ sphere
96
as safe as
houses
97
as scare as
hen's teeth
98
as sensitive as
a flower
99
as sharp as
a needle/ razor
100
as sick as
a dog
101
as silent as
the dead/ as the grave
102
as silly as
a goose
103
as sleepy as
a koala
104
as slippery as
an eel
105
as slow as
molasses
106
as slow as
a tortoise
107
as slow as
a turtle
108
as slow as
a wet weekend
109
as slow as
a snail
110
as smart as
an owl
111
as smooth as
silk
112
as snug as
a bug in a rug
113
as sober as
a judge
114
as soft as
a baby's bottom
115
as solid as
a rock
116
as sound as
a bell
117
as sour as
vinegar
118
as steady as
a rock
119
as sticky as
jam
120
as stiff as
board/ death
121
as straight as
an arrow
122
as strong as
an ox
123
as stubborn as
a mule
124
as sturdy as
an oak
125
as sure as
death / taxes
126
as sweet as
honey
127
as tall as
a giraffe
128
as tight as
a drum
129
as thick as
a brick
130
as thin as
a rake 耙2 / toothpick
additional : hoe 锄头 chu2 tou
131
as timid as
a rabbit
132
as tiny as
as a grain of sand
133
as tough as
leather / nail/ old boots
134
as white as
a ghost/ sheet/ snow
135
as wise as
solomon
