Similes Flashcards

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Extremely thing

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As thin as a rake

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Extremely smooth

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As smooth as silk

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3
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Extremely clever

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As bright as a button

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4
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Extremely uninteligent

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As thick as two short planks

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5
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Extremely fresh and full of energy

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As fresh as a daisy

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6
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To run extremely fast

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To run like the wind

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7
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To drive fast and badly

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To drive like a maniac

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8
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To fit extremely well

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To fit like a glove

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9
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Very clearly

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As clear as crystal

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10
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Very poor

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As poor as a church mouse

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11
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Totally silent

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As silent as a grave

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12
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Extremely dry/thirsty

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As dry as a bone

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13
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Extremely boring

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As dry as dust

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14
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Blushing, from embarrassment

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As red as a beetroot

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15
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To shower sb with romantic or sexual attentions

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To be all over sb like a rash

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16
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To be very close friends and share secrets

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To be as thick as thieves

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17
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To be extremely enthusiastic

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As keen as mustard

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Very quickly

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As quick as a flash

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To work very hard

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To work like a dog

20
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To have angry arguments all the time

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To fight like cat and dog

21
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To look extremely angry

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To have a face like thunder

22
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Extremely stubborn

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As stubborn as a mule

23
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Not at al easy to understand

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As clear as mud

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To stay away from sb or sth for negative reasons

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To avoid sth like the plague

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Unable to see very well
To be as blind as a bat
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Sth very inexpensive
As cheap as chips
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Very clean/ 100% legal
Clean as a whistle
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To describe sb who does not get easily stressed out
Cool as a cucumber
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Sb extremely foolish and silly
Daft as a brush
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When sb's hearing is very bad
Deaf as a post
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Very brave; courageous
Brave as a lion
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clever or shrewd, often in a sneaky or deceitful way
Cunning like a fox
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To regularly drink excessive amounts of alcohol.
To drink like a fish
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When living beings die in their masses/ to say many people are ill
Drop like flies
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Something that's very easy or simple to do
Easy as ABC / Easy as pie / Like riding a bike (about habits) / a piece of piss
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To eat food in an unpleasant or messy manners
Eat like a pig
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Extremely ill or sick
To feel like death warmed up
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When people get on extremely well, have a lot in common
To get on lke a house on fire
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Completely bald
As bald as a coot
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Identical or nearly so
As alike as two peas in a pod
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Very wise
As wise as Solomon
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Very wise
As wise as an owl
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Sth that is negatively received by others ( ej. bad joke that other people find offensive)
To go down like a lead balloon
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Mentally quick
As agile as a cat / monkey
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Very well behaved.
Good as gold
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