-Curiosity is niggling me like a burr -Butterflies would have taken up permanent residence in the tummies of (someone) -As numerous

as the sand upon the ocean shore -Succumbed to her stomach's screaming demands for food -Receive sanctimonious(Making a show of being morally superior to other people) nods from people -As loquacious(talkative) as Polonius -As certain as the rising of the morning sun -a bosom friend