Idiomatic English:  Frequently Used Comparisons
  1. as alike as two peas in a pod

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  2. as big as an elephant

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  3. as black as coal

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  4. as blind as a bat

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  5. as busy as a bee

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  6. as clear as a bell

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  7. as clean as a whistle

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  8. as cool as a cucumber

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  9. as crazy as a loon

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  10. as cute as a button

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  11. as dry as a bone

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  12. as easy as pie

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  13. as fat as a pig

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  14. as fit as a fiddle

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  15. as flat as a pancake

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  16. as free as a bird

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  17. as fresh as a daisy

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  18. as gentle as a lamb

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  19. as happy as a lark

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  20. as hungry as a bear

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  21. as lazy as a hound

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  22. as light as a feather

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  23. as mad as a wet hen

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  24. as mean as a snake

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  25. as neat as a pin

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  26. as nutty as a fruitcake

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  27. as pale as death

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  28. as patient as Job

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  29. as poor as a church mouse

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  30. as pretty as a picture

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  31. as proud as a peacock

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  32. as pure as the driven snow

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  33. as quick as a wink

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  34. as right as rain

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  35. as sharp as a tack

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  36. as sick as a dog

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  37. as silly as a goose

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  38. as slippery as an eel

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  39. as slow as molasses

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  40. as sly as a fox

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  41. as smooth as silk

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  42. as snug as a bug in a rug

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  43. as sober as a judge

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  44. as solid as a rock

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  45. as stiff as a board

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  46. as strong as an ox

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  47. as stubborn as a mule

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  48. as tight as a drum

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  49. as tough as nails

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  50. as wise as an owl