Similes' List

As last week we talked about similes here is a list you can learn by heart:
as alike as two peas in a pod
as bald as a coot – completely bald
like a bat out of hell - very fast
as big as a bus
as big as an elephant
as black as coal
as black as pitch
as blind as a bat
as blind as a mole
as bold as brass – very bold usually in a negative sense
as brave as a lion
as busy as a beaver
as busy as a bee
as busy as a cat on a hot tin roof
like chalk and cheese - very different
as clean as a whistle
as clear as a bell – very clear of a sound
as clear as crystal very clear
as clear as mud not at all clear – irony/sarcasm
as cold as ice
as cool as a cucumber – cool, calm
as the crow flies - the shortest route between two points
as cunning as a fox cunning
as dead as a doornail
as deaf as a post
as different as chalk from cheese
as drunk as a lord
as dry as a bone very dry
as dull as dishwater dull — boring usually said of a person
as easy as A.B.C.
as easy as apple-pie
as flat as a pancake
as free as a bird
as fresh as a daisy
as gentle as a lamb
as good as gold – said of a nice good-hearted person
as happy as a lark
as hard as nails – very tough in character of a person
as hot as hell
as hungry as a wolf
as kind as a smiling face
as light as a feather
as mad as a hatter
as obstinate as a mule
as old as the hills
as pale as death
as poor as a church mouse
as proud as a peacock
as pure as snow — innocent
as quick as lightning
as quick as silver – slippery
as quiet as a church mouse
as sharp as a razor
like a sieve - I can't remember anything. I have a memory like a sieve.
as sick as a dog
as slippery as an eel
as slow as a snail
as smooth as silk
as sober as a judge
as solid as a rock solid
as steady as a rock
as stiff as a board
as straight as an arrow
as strong as an ox
as stubborn as a mule
as timid as a rabbit-  very timid
as tough as leather - very tough
as warm as toast
like water off a duck's back -Whatever criticism I made was ignored. It was like water off a duck's back.)
as white as a ghost – very pale or white in the face of a person
as white as a sheet - pure white
as wise as an owl