Voc U97 (Similes) Flashcards
(33 cards)
1
Q
as dead as a
A
doornail
2
Q
as blind as a
A
bat
3
Q
as thin as a
A
rake
4
Q
as strong as an
A
ox
5
Q
as quiet as a
A
mouse
6
Q
as heavy as
A
lead
7
Q
as light as a
A
feather
8
Q
as drunk as a
A
lord
9
Q
as sober as a
A
judge
10
Q
as black as
A
night
11
Q
as white as
A
snow
12
Q
as white as a
A
sheet
13
Q
as good as
A
gold
14
Q
as cool as a
A
cucumber
15
Q
as busy as a
A
bee
16
Q
as hard as
A
iron
17
Q
as dry as a
A
bone
18
Q
as mad as a
A
hatter
19
Q
as bold as
A
brass
20
Q
as deaf as a
A
post
21
Q
as easy as
A
pie
22
Q
as quick as a
A
flash
23
Q
as sick as a (vomiting)
A
dog
24
Q
as sick as a (dissapointed/frustrated)
A
parrot
25
as red as a
beetroot
26
= to work very smoothly and well
to work like a dream
27
= to see everything
to have eyes like a hawk
28
= to eat a lot
to eat like a horse
29
= to drink a lot
to drink like a fish
30
= to be very forgetful
to have a head/mind like a sieve
31
= to be in a very bad temper
to be like a bear with a sore head
32
= to behave very clumsy, insensitive way
to be like a bull in a china shop
33
= something that is certain to make someone angry
like a red rag to a bull
