Phrases with as... as... Idioms

Informal English

List of as-as similes

As blind as a bat/a mole: can't see very well at all, completely blind (exaggeration)

As busy as a bee: very busy

As cold as a fish: unemotional

As cold as ice: very cold

As clean as a whistle: very clean

As clear as mud: ironic or sarcastic, meaning not clear at all

As clear as crystal: very clear

As cool as a cucumber: someone who stays calm

As delicate as a flower: fragile

Fit as a fiddle: very healthy

Free as a bird: free to go anywhere

Fresh as a daisy: clean and fresh

As gentle as lamb: very gentle

Good as gold: very good

Red as a beet: embarrassed

As light as a feather/air: light in weight

As plain as day: clear to see

As quick as a wink: happens in a short amount of time

Sleep like a baby: sleeping soundly

Sleep like a dog/like the dead: completely silent

As silent as the dead/the grave

As hard as nails: a person who is very tough

As slow as molasses: moves very slowly

As slow as a snail/a tortoise: very slow

As old as the hills: very old

Run like the wind: Run very quickly

Sick as a dog/parrot: very sick

As slippery as a fish: a person who is not trustworthy

Sly/cunning as a fox: a person who is clever and tricky

As smooth as silk: very smooth

Strong as an ox: very strong

As stubborn/obstinate as a mule: very obstinate

Sweet as honey: very sweet like me

Tall as a tree: very tall

Thick as a brick: not very smart

As tough as nails/leather/old boots: very tough 

As alike as two peas in a pod: identical or nearly so 

As bald as a coot: completely bald

As big as a bus/an elephant: very big

As hungry as a bear/a wolf: very hungry

As hot as hell: very hot

As white as a ghost: very pale or white in the face

As white as a sheet/snow: pure white

As wise as Solomon/an owl: very wise