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as American as apple pie truly American, typically American as bald as an egg absolutely bald as black as a sweep 1. very dirty (about hands, face, clothes); 2. completely black as black as midnight; as black as night; as black as hell; as black as ink very dark (about a house, room, street, night) as black as jet; as black as a crow; as black as a raven completely black, jet- black as black as sin; as black as thunder; as black as a thundercloud very gloomy (not) as black as he is painted (not) as bad as he / she is described as blind as completely a bat blind (jokingly about a person with poor eyesight) as bold as a lion; as brave as a lion very brave as bright as a button; as bright as a new penny; as bright as a new pin very clean, very neatly dressed, dressed up as bright as day full of light as bright as silver Shiny as brittle as glass fragile as changeable as the weather; as changeable as the moon changeable, volatile as cheap as dirt very cheap as cheerful as a lark; as happy as a lark very cheerful as clean as a pin; as clean as a new pin very clean (about people, things, places) as clear as a bell clear, distinct, loud

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   as   American   as apple pie

truly   American, typically American

as bald as an egg absolutely bald

as   black   as   a sweep

1.   very   dirty (about   hands, face,   clothes);   2. completely black

as   black   as midnight;  as  black as   night;   as   black as hell;  as black as ink

very dark (about a house,   room, street, night)

as black as  jet;  as black as a crow; as black as a raven

completely   black, jet-black

as black as sin; as black   as   thunder; as   black   as   a thundercloud

very gloomy

(not)   as   black   as he is painted

(not)   as   bad   as he   /   she   is described

as blind as a bat completely   blind (jokingly   about   a person   with   poor eyesight)

as   bold   as   a   lion; as brave as a lion

very brave

as   bright   as   a button;   as   bright as a new penny; as bright as a new pin

very   clean,   very neatly   dressed, dressed up

as bright as day full of light

as bright as silver Shiny

as brittle as glass fragile

as   changeable   as the   weather;     as changeable as the moon

changeable, volatile

as cheap as dirt very cheap

as   cheerful   as   a lark; as happy as a lark

very cheerful

as   clean  as  a  pin; as clean as a new pin

very   clean   (about people,   things, places)

as clear as a bell clear,   distinct, loud

as clear as crystal clear,   transparent, obvious   (about water, situations)

as   clear   as   (the) day; as clear as the sun at noonday; as clear   as   the   nose on   your   face;   as clear   as   that   two and   two   make four

absolutely   clear, obvious

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as clear as mud 1. absolutely clear; 2.   absolutely unclear

as   clever   as   a cartload   of monkeys; as clever as a wagonload of monkeys

very clever

as cold as charity; as cold as a stone; as cold as ice

very   cold, heartless, emotionless

as   cool   as   a cucumber

calm,   cool-headed (in   the   face   of danger   or difficulty)

as crazy as a loon; as crazy as a coot; as   crazy   as   a bedbug

absolutely   crazy, insane, nutty

as cunning as a fox clever,   cunning, crafty

as dark as night; as dark as pitch

very   dark   (house, room, street)

as   dead   as   a doornail;   as   dead as Julius Caesar; as dead as a herring; as   dead   as mutton;   as   dead as a dodo

dead;   finished (literally   and figuratively)

as deaf  as a post; as deaf as a stone

completely deaf

as   different   as chalk from cheese

very   different (about   people, things)

as drunk as a lord; as   drunk   as   a fiddler;   as   drunk as a skunk

completely   drunk, dead drunk

as  dry  as  a   bone; as dry as dust

completely dry

as dry as a stick completely   dry; thirsty

as   dull   as ditchwater

extremely dull

as dumb as a fish; as   dumb   as   an oyster; as dumb as a statue; as dumb as a stone

silent, mute

as dumb as a rock; as dumb as a box of rocks;  as dumb as a doorknob

very   stupid,   very dim-witted

as easy as ABC; as easy   as   pie;   as easy as falling off a log;   as   easy   as kissing your  hand; as   easy   as anything

very easy

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as fast as a hare extremely fast

as   fast   as   one's legs can carry

extremely fast

as fat as a pig very fat

as fat as butter plump

as fierce as a tiger fierce,   violent, intensely eager

as firm as a rock firm,   stable, resolute

as fit as a fiddle very   healthy, feeling   very   well, physically   fit,   in excellent mood

as flat as a board; as   flat   as   a pancake

completely flat

as   free   as   a   bird; as free as the air

absolutely free

as fresh as a daisy; as fresh as a rose; as fresh as paint

fresh   and   healthy in   appearance, lively, energetic

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as   gentle   as   a lamb

very gentle, mild

as good as a play very   interesting, amusing

as good as gold very   well-behaved (especially about a child)

as good as it gets the best, excellent

as good as new in good condition

as   good   as   one's word

trustworthy, reliable

as   graceful   as   a swan

very graceful

as grave as a judge very serious

as   greedy   as   a wolf; as greedy as a dog; as greedy as a pig

greedy, gluttonous, ravenous

as green as grass 1. bright green; 2. inexperienced

as gruff as a bear ill-tempered, unsociable

as handsome as a young Greek god

very handsome

as happy as a king; as happy as a lark; as   happy   as   the day   is   long;   as happy   as   a sandboy; as happy as a dog with two tails; as happy as a clam at high tide

very happy

as   harmless   as   a dove;  as  harmless as a kitten

harmless, inoffensive, gentle

as hard as a stone; as hard as iron; as hard as nails

very   firm,   harsh, severe, tough

as heavy as lead very heavy

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as   helpless   as   a babe;   as   helpless as   a   baby;   as helpless as a child

completely helpless

as high as a kite very drunk and/or very excited

as   hoarse   as   a crow

with hoarse voice

as   honest   as   the day;   as   honest   as the day is long

honest, trustworthy

as   honest   a   man as   ever   lived;   as honest   a   man   as ever broke bread

a   very   honest, trustworthy person

as   hot   as   fire;   as hot as hell

very hot

as hot as pepper very spicy

as   hungry   as   a hunter;   as   hungry as   a   wolf;   as hungry as a bear

very   hungry, ravenous

as   innocent   as   a lamb;   as   innocent as   a   dove;   as innocent as a babe unborn;   as innocent as a child unborn;   as innocent as a new-born babe

1.   very   naive;   2. not   guilty   of anything

as   jolly   as   a sandboy

joyful, cheerful

as   keen   as mustard

very   eager, enthusiastic

as large as life live,   in  person,  as he / she is

as   lean as  a   rake; as thin as a rake

very   thin,   very lean

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as   light   as   a feather; as light as thistledown;   as light as air

very light

as like as chalk and cheese;   as   like   as an   apple   to   an oyster

absolutely different

as like as two peas in a pod; as like as two   peas;   as   like as two beans

very much alike in appearance (about people or things)

as like someone as if   he   /   she   were spit   out   of   his mouth

looks like an exact copy   of   some other person

as likely as not probably,   very likely

as   long   as   your arm

very long

as loud as thunder very   loud, thunderous

as mad as a hatter; as mad as a March hare

absolutely crazy

as   mad   as   a   wet hen;   as   mad   as   a hornet

very angry

as meek as a lamb humble, submissive, gentle, mild

as   merry   as   a cricket

lively,   joyful, cheerful

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as mild as a dove; as mild as a lamb; as mild as milk; as mild as May

gentle, soft

as mute as a fish; as   mute   as   an oyster; as mute as a   statue;  as  mute as a stone

silent, mute

as   naked   as   a jaybird;   as   naked as   I   was   born;   as naked   as   my mother bore me

completely naked

as nervous as a cat very nervous

as   nutty   as   a fruitcake

completely   crazy, insane,   extremely eccentric

as   obstinate   as   a mule;  as  stubborn as a mule

very stubborn

as often as not quite often

as old as the hills; as old as Adam; as old as Methuselah

very old, ancient

as pale as a ghost; as   pale   as   death; as pale as ashes

very   pale,   usually because of  illness, fright

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as   patient   as   an ox;   as   patient   as Job

very patient

as   plain   as   a pikestaff;   as   plain as day; as plain as the sun; as plain as the   nose   on   your face

obvious,   clearly seen

as   playful   as   a kitten

playful, mischievous

as   pleased   as Punch;   as   pleased as a dog with two tails

highly   pleased, delighted

as   plump   as   a partridge

plump

as   poor   as   a church   mouse;   as poor   as   a   rat;   as poor   as   Job;   as poor as Lazarus

extremely poor

as   pretty   as   a picture

very pretty (about a girl)

as   proud   as   a peacock; as vain as a peacock

very   proud,   vain, self-important

as proud as Lucifer very   proud, arrogant, haughty

as pure as a lily; as pure   as   snow;   as pure   as   (the) driven snow

pure, innocent

as   quick   as lightning;  as  quick as   a   flash   (about movement, actions,   mental abilities)

very   quick,   with lightning speed

as   quiet   as   a mouse; as still as a mouse

very quiet

as red as a cherry; as red as a rose

rosy, ruddy; bright red

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as   red   as   a beetroot; as red as a lobster; as red as a turkey-cock

red   (about   color); red   with   shame, anger, tension

as red as blood; as red as fire

red,   deep   red, bright red

as   regular   as clockwork

very regular

as rich as Croesus very rich

as right as rain; as right   as   nails;   as right as a trivet

in good condition, healthy

as round as a ball; as   round   as   a barrel

round

as safe as houses; as safe as the Bank of England

safe, reliable

as scarce as hen's teeth; as scarce as ice water in hell

scarce,   rare, almost nonexistent

as   scared   as   a rabbit

very scared

as   sharp   as   a needle

very   sharp, piercing, shrewd

as sharp as a razor very sharp

as sick as a dog very sick

as   silent   as   the dead;   as   silent   as the grave; as silent as the stars

completely silent

as silly as a goose; as silly as a sheep

very   silly,   very foolish

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as   slippery   as   an eel

very   slippery, tricky, crafty, sly

as slippery as ice very   slippery (about surface)

as slow as a snail; as   slow   as   a   wet week;   as   slow   as molasses   in January

very slow

as sly as a fox cunning,   tricky, sly, crafty

as   smooth   as butter;   as   smooth as   oil;   as   smooth as  silk;  as  smooth as glass

very smooth

as snug as a bug in a rug

very   cozy,   snug, comfortable

as sober as a judge completely   sober; very   solemn, formal, serious

as   soft   as   butter; as soft as down; as soft as silk; as soft as   velvet;   as   soft as  clay;  as  soft as wax

very   soft   to   the touch;   boneless, feeble

as sound as a bell very   healthy,   in very   good   health, physically fit

as sour as vinegar very sour

as steady as a rock firm,   stable, resolute

as sticky as jam very sticky

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as stiff as a poker; as   stiff   as   a ramrod; as stiff as a board; as stiff as a pikestaff

very stiff, inflexible

as still as a mouse; as   quiet   as   a mouse

very quiet

as still as death; as still as the grave

completely   still, silent

as straight as a die direct, honest

as   straight   as   an arrow

direct

as   straight   as   a poker;   as   straight as a ramrod

straight,   erect (about   a   person's bearing, posture)

as   strong   as   a horse; as strong as a bull; as strong as an ox

very strong

as   stubborn   as   a mule; as obstinate as   a   mule;   as stubborn as a goat

very stubborn

as   sure   as   death; as   sure   as   death and taxes; as sure as fate; as sure as a   gun;   as   sure   as eggs is eggs

certainly,  for sure, inevitably, undoubtedly

as sweet as honey; as sweet as sugar; as sweet as a nut

very sweet

as tall as a steeple; as   tall   as   a maypole

very tall

as   thick   as blackberries

a   lot   of,   in abundance

as   thick   as   pea soup

thick, dense

as thick as thieves very   close   (about friends)

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as   thick   as   two planks; as thick as two short planks

very   stupid,   very dim-witted

as thin as a lath; as thin   as   a   rail;   as thin   as   thread paper

very   thin,   very lean

as timid as a deer timid,   easily scared

as timid as a hare; as timid as a rabbit

timid, cowardly

as   timid   as   a mouse

very   timid,   shy, quiet

as   tough   as leather

tough, hardened

as tough as nails tough,   strong-willed

as   tricky   as   a monkey

clever,   crafty, tricky

as true as steel; as true as flint

faithful,   devoted, loyal

as   ugly   as   a scarecrow; as ugly as sin; as ugly as a toad

ugly,   disgusting, repulsive

as   vain   as   a peacock; as proud as a peacock

very   proud   of oneself,  vain,  self-important

as warm as toast warm, cozy

as   watchful   as   a hawk

very   watchful, vigilant

as   weak   as   a kitten; as weak as a baby

very weak, feeble

as weak as water; as weak as a cat

very weak, feeble; weak-willed,   faint-hearted

as   wet   as   a drowned rat

soaking   wet,   wet to the skin

as   white   as   a ghost; as white as a sheet

very   pale,   usually because of  illness, fright

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as white as snow; as  white  as  chalk; as white as milk

very   clean   white, pure white

as   wide   as   the poles apart

completely different

as   wise   as Solomon;   as   wise as an owl

very wise

as yielding as wax soft,   pliant, submissive