List of AS...

AS Similes
This is a list of well-known AS...AS similes. There are more similes, of course, some common and others less common because anyone can make a simile at any time--you too! simile alike as two peas in a pod bald as a coot big as a bus big as an elephant black as a sweep black as coal black as pitch blind as a bat blind as a mole bold as brass brave as a lion bright as a button bright as a new pin busy as a beaver busy as a bee busy as a cat on a hot tin roof calm as a millpond clear as a bell clean as a whistle clear as crystal clear as mud cold as ice common as dirt cool as a cucumber cunning as a fox dead as a doornail dead as the dodo deaf as a post different as chalk from cheese drunk as a lord dry as a bone dry as dust dull as dishwater easy as A.B.C. easy as apple-pie flat as a pancake free as a bird fresh as a daisy gentle as a lamb good as gold happy as a lark hard as nails hot as hell hungry as a bear hungry as a wolf innocent as a lamb large as life light as a feather light as air mad as a hatter mad as a hornet nutty as a fruitcake obstinate as a mule old as the hills pale as death meaning identical or nearly so completely bald very big very big completely black completely black completely black completely blind completely blind very bold very brave very bright very bright and shiny very busy very busy very busy very calm and still very clear very clean very clear not at all clear very cold very common, rude, vulgar cool cunning dead dead, extinct completely deaf very different completely drunk very dry very dry dull, boring very easy very easy completely flat very free to go anywhere very fresh very gentle very good and obedient very happy very tough in character very hot very hungry very hungry innocent, not worldly-wise conspicuously present very light very light completely crazy very angry completely crazy very obstinate, stubborn very, very old very pale or white in the face comment

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sweep = chimney sweep

may be exaggeration may be exaggeration usually in a negative sense

usually said of water of a sound

irony/sarcasm usually said of a person

the dodo is an extinct bird may be exaggeration

usually said of a person

usually said of a person usually said of a person usually said of a person of a person

usually said of a person

of a person

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plain as day poor as a church mouse poor as dirt proud as a peacock pure as snow pure as the driven snow quick as a wink quick as lightning quick as silver quiet as a church mouse safe as houses scarce as hen's teeth sharp as a razor sick as a dog sick as a parrot silent as the dead silent as the grave slippery as an eel slow as a snail slow as a tortoise smooth as silk snug as a bug in a rug sober as a judge solid as a rock solid as the ground we stand on sound as a bell sour as vinegar steady as a rock stiff as a board straight as an arrow strong as an ox stubborn as a mule sturdy as an oak sure as death and taxes tall as a giraffe thin as a rake timid as a rabbit tough as leather tough as nails tough as old boots welcome as a skunk at a lawn party white as a ghost white as a sheet white as snow wise as Solomon wise as an owl

very clear poverty-stricken poverty-stricken very proud pure and innocent pure and innocent very quick(ly) very quick(ly) very quick very quiet very safe, secure very, very scarce very sharp very sick very sick completely silent completely silent slippery, evasive, not to be trusted very slow very slow very smooth in a very comfortable position sober solid solid very clear very sour very steady completely stiff straight very strong very stubborn, obstinate very strong and solid absolutely certain to happen very tall very thin very timid very tough very tough very tough not welcome at all very pale or white in the face pure white pure white very wise very wise

irony (hens have no teeth)

of a person

humorous

of a sound

an arrow flies straight

often said of a person often said of a person irony/sarcasm (skunks stink) of a person

King Solomon