She's as busy as a bee
He eats like a horse
as quite as a mouse
as cool as a cucumber (calm, relax, never extress)
as blind as a bat
like a bull in a china shop
like a bear with a sore head (very bad tempered)
as mad as a hatter (person who made hats) britain humor?
drink like a fish (drink lot of)
as drunk as a lord (drink a lot of)
as brain like a sieve (always forgot all)
sleep like a baby/log
as greedy as a pig (you want more money/food)
as red as a beetroot(remolacha)
work like a dog
as black as a coal (night)
a raven's wing
as white as snow
as thin as a rake
as white as a sheet
as easy as falling off a leg
Do you know any more comparisons?
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as QUIET as a mouse
like a bear with a sore head
(Nunca he oído ésto en USA)
as mad as a hatter
(Creo que viene de "Alice in Wonderland")
as drunk as a lord
as red as a beetroot
a raven's wing
as thin as a rake
(Todos British, y muy viejo)
as easy as falling off a LOG
Dead as a DoDo
Silent as the grave
Hard as nails
Thick as Pig S***
Pissed as a newt
There are so many great ones.
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Great list! Here are a few more for you:
-as strong as an ox
-as timid as a mouse
-as sly as a fox
-as mad as a box of frogs
In English we call expressions like this (comparisons using 'like' or 'as' for emphasis) 'similes'.
Wil
Hey,
Nice List of Idioms..
You can refer to some of the meanings below:
She's as busy as a bee -- Very busy
As quiet as a mouse -- to be very quiet.
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as clear as mud. (not clear at all) :)
as fit as a fiddle,
work like a clock
One of my favourites -- as useful as a chocolate teapot!
And, for anonymous -- 'Mad as a hatter' de hecho es mucho más viejo que Alice in Wonderland. Una explicación es que la gente que fabricaba sombreros muy en el pasado los pintaba con arsénico, lo cual es venenoso y le afectaba el cerebro, y por eso esa gente se volvía loca!!
Great post, keep up the good work.
MonicaV
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