as alike as two peas in a pod
identical or nearly so
as bald as a coot
completely bald
as big as a bus
very big
as big as an elephant
very big
as black as a sweep
completely black
sweep = chimney sweep
as black as coal
completely black
as black as pitch
completely black
as blind as a bat
completely blind
may be exaggeration
as blind as a mole
completely blind
may be exaggeration
as bold as brass
very bold
usually in a negative sense
as brave as a lion
very brave
as bright as a button
very bright
as bright as a new pin
very bright and shiny
as busy as a beaver
very busy
as busy as a bee
very busy
as busy as a cat on a hot tin roof
very busy
as calm as a millpond
very calm and still
usually said of water
as clear as a bell
very clear
of a sound
as clean as a whistle
very clean
as clear as crystal
very clear
as clear as mud
not at all clear
irony or sarcasm
as cold as ice
very cold
as common as dirt
very common, rude, vulgar
usually said of a person
as cool as a cucumber
cool
as cunning as a fox
cunning
as dead as a doornail
dead
as dead as the dodo
dead, extinct
the dodo is an extinct bird
as deaf as a post
completely deaf
may be exaggeration
as different as chalk from cheese
very different
as drunk as a lord
completely drunk
as dry as a bone
very dry
as dry as dust
very dry
as dull as dishwater
dull, boring
usually said of a person
as easy as A.B.C.
very easy
as easy as apple-pie
very easy
as flat as a pancake
completely flat
as free as a bird
very free to go anywhere
as fresh as a daisy
very fresh
as gentle as a lamb
very gentle
usually said of a person
as good as gold
very good and obedient
usually said of a person
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