Similes Flashcards
(57 cards)
fit and in good health
as fit as a fiddle
very quickly
as quick as a flash
very easy
as easy as pie
very hard and uncomfortable
as hard as nails
very bright/intelligent (usually for young persons)
as bright as a button
looking very ill or very frightened
as white as a sheet
very silly
as daft as a brush
very calm and controlled
as cool as a cucumber
very thin
as thin as a rake
splinternieuw
as good as new
be able to understand easily what sb is thinking or feeling
to read sb like a book
to work very well
to work like a dream
to be likely to make sb very angry
to be like a red rag to a bull
als een lopend vuurtje verspreiden
to spread like wildfire
be frustrating becasue you are making no progress in what you are trying to do
to be like banging your head against a brick wall
to be careless in the way you move or insensitive in your behaviour
to be like a bull in a china shop
iemand met haviksogen bekijken
to watch sb like a hawk
to be almost impossible to obtain
to be like getting blood out of a stone
een naald in een hooiberg
to be like looking for a needle in a haystack
to be the perfect shape or size for sb
to fit sb like a glove
not of great quality, but enjoyable and good value
cheap and cheerful
gepokt en gemazeld (voorwerpen)
wear and tear
a person’s main source of income
bread and butter
honestly and surely
fair and square
