Voc U97 (Similes) Flashcards
as dead as a
doornail
as blind as a
bat
as thin as a
rake
as strong as an
ox
as quiet as a
mouse
as heavy as
lead
as light as a
feather
as drunk as a
lord
as sober as a
judge
as black as
night
as white as
snow
as white as a
sheet
as good as
gold
as cool as a
cucumber
as busy as a
bee
as hard as
iron
as dry as a
bone
as mad as a
hatter
as bold as
brass
as deaf as a
post
as easy as
pie
as quick as a
flash
as sick as a (vomiting)
dog
as sick as a (dissapointed/frustrated)
parrot
as red as a
beetroot
= to work very smoothly and well
to work like a dream
= to see everything
to have eyes like a hawk
= to eat a lot
to eat like a horse
= to drink a lot
to drink like a fish
= to be very forgetful
to have a head/mind like a sieve
= to be in a very bad temper
to be like a bear with a sore head
= to behave very clumsy, insensitive way
to be like a bull in a china shop
= something that is certain to make someone angry
like a red rag to a bull
