List of AS...AS Similes This is a list of well known AS...AS similes.

There are more similes, of course, some common and others less common because anyone can make a simile at any time--you too! simile as alike as two peas in a pod as bald as a coot as big as a bus as big as an elephant as black as a sweep as black as coal as black as pitch as blind as a bat as blind as a mole as bold as brass as brave as a lion as bright as a button as bright as a new pin as busy as a beaver as busy as a bee as busy as a cat on a hot tin roof as calm as a millpond as clear as a bell as clean as a whistle as clear as crystal as clear as mud as cold as ice as common as dirt as cool as a cucumber as cunning as a fox as dead as a doornail as dead as the dodo as deaf as a post as different as chalk from cheese as drunk as a lord as dry as a bone as dry as dust as dull as dishwater as easy as A.B.C. meaning identical or nearly so completely bald very big very big completely black completely black completely black completely blind completely blind very bold very brave very bright very bright and shiny very busy very busy very busy very calm and still very clear very clean very clear not at all clear very cold very common, rude, vulgar cool cunning dead dead, extinct completely deaf very different completely drunk very dry very dry dull, boring very easy comment

sweep = chimney sweep

may be exaggeration may be exaggeration usually in a negative sense

usually said of water of a sound

irony/sarcasm usually said of a person

the dodo is an extinct bird may be exaggeration

usually said of a person

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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 as happy as a lark as hard as nails as hot as hell as hungry as a bear as hungry as a wolf as innocent as a lamb as large as life as light as a feather as light as air as mad as a hatter as mad as a hornet as nutty as a fruitcake as obstinate as a mule as old as the hills as pale as death as plain as day as poor as a church mouse as poor as dirt as proud as a peacock as pure as snow as pure as the driven snow as quick as a wink as quick as lightning as quick as silver as quiet as a church mouse as safe as houses as scarce as hen's teeth as sharp as a razor as sick as a dog as sick as a parrot as silent as the dead as silent as the grave

very easy completely flat very free to go anywhere very fresh very gentle very good and obedient very happy very tough in character very hot very hungry very hungry innocent, not worldly-wise conspicuously present very light very light completely crazy very angry completely crazy very obstinate, stubborn very, very old very pale or white in the face very clear poverty-stricken poverty-stricken very proud pure and innocent pure and innocent very quick(ly) very quick(ly) very quick very quiet very safe, secure very, very scarce very sharp very sick very sick completely silent completely silent

usually said of a person usually said of a person usually said of a person of a person

usually said of a person

of a person

irony (hens have no teeth)

slippery, evasive, not to be trusted as slow as a snail very slow as slow as a tortoise very slow as smooth as silk very smooth in a very comfortable as snug as a bug in a rug position as sober as a judge sober as solid as a rock solid as solid as the ground we stand on solid as sound as a bell very clear as sour as vinegar very sour as steady as a rock very steady as stiff as a board completely stiff as straight as an arrow straight as strong as an ox very strong as stubborn as a mule very stubborn, obstinate as sturdy as an oak very strong and solid as sure as death and taxes absolutely certain to happen as tall as a giraffe very tall as thin as a rake very thin as timid as a rabbit very timid as tough as leather very tough as tough as nails very tough as tough as old boots very tough as welcome as a skunk at a lawn not welcome at all party very pale or white in the as white as a ghost face as white as a sheet pure white as white as snow pure white as wise as Solomon very wise as wise as an owl very wise as slippery as an eel

of a person

Humorous

of a sound

an arrow flies straight

often said of a person often said of a person irony/sarcasm (skunks stink) of a person

King Solomon

SimilesCaution: Many similes are clichs (phrases that are overused and betray a lack of original thought). You should use well-know similes with care, but it is certainly useful to know them so that you can understand language that contains them. Regular Verbs List (add ed for past tense)
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There are thousands of regular verbs in English. This is a list of 600 of the more common regular verbs. Note that there are some spelling variations in American English (for example, "practise" becomes "practice" in American English).

accept add admire admit advise afford agree alert back bake balance ban bang bare bat bathe battle beam calculate call camp care carry carve cause challenge change charge chase cheat check cheer chew

allow amuse analyse announce annoy answer apologise appear beg behave belong bleach bless blind blink blot blush boast choke chop claim clap clean clear clip close coach coil collect colour comb command communicate

applaud appreciate approve argue arrange arrest arrive ask boil bolt bomb book bore borrow bounce bow box brake compare compete complain complete concentrate concern confess confuse connect consider consist contain continue copy correct

attach attack attempt attend attract avoid

branch breathe bruise brush bubble bump burn bury buzz

cough count cover crack crash crawl cross crush cry cure curl curve cycle

dam damage dance dare decay deceive decide decorate delay delight earn educate embarrass employ empty encourage face fade fail fancy fasten fax fear fence gather gaze glow glue hammer hand handle hang happen harass

deliver depend describe desert deserve destroy detect develop disagree disappear end enjoy enter entertain escape examine fetch file fill film fire fit fix flap grab grate grease greet harm hate haunt head heal heap

disapprove disarm discover dislike divide double doubt drag drain dream excite excuse exercise exist expand expect flash float flood flow flower fold follow fool grin grip groan guarantee heat help hook hop hope hover

dress drip drop drown drum dry dust

explain explode extend

force form found frame frighten fry

guard guess guide

hug hum hunt hurry

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identify ignore imagine impress improve include jail jam kick kill label land last laugh launch man manage march mark marry match mate nail name obey object observe

increase influence inform inject injure instruct jog join kiss kneel learn level license lick lie matter measure meddle melt memorise mend mess up need nest obtain occur offend

intend interest interfere interrupt introduce invent joke judge knit knock lighten like list listen live milk mine miss mix moan moor mourn nod note offer open order

invite irritate itch

juggle jump

knot load lock long look love

move muddle mug multiply murder

notice number overflow owe own

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pack paddle paint park part pass paste pat pause peck pedal peel peep perform question race radiate rain raise reach realise receive recognise record reduce reflect sack sail satisfy save saw scare scatter scold scorch scrape scratch scream

permit phone pick pinch pine place plan plant play please plug point poke polish queue refuse regret reign reject rejoice relax release rely remain remember remind shiver shock shop shrug sigh sign signal sin sip ski skip slap

pop possess post pour practise pray preach precede prefer prepare present preserve press pretend

prevent prick print produce program promise protect provide pull pump punch puncture punish push

remove repair repeat replace reply report reproduce request rescue retire return soothe sound spare spark sparkle spell spill spoil spot spray sprout squash

rhyme rinse risk rob rock roll rot rub ruin rule rush stop store strap strengthen stretch strip stroke stuff subtract succeed suck suffer
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screw scribble scrub seal search separate serve settle shade share shave shelter talk tame tap taste tease telephone tempt terrify test thank undress unfasten vanish wail wait walk wander want warm warn wash x-ray

slip slow smash smell smile smoke snatch sneeze sniff snore snow soak thaw tick tickle tie time tip tire touch tour tow unite unlock visit waste watch water wave weigh welcome whine whip

squeak squeal squeeze stain stamp stare start stay steer step stir stitch trace trade train transport trap travel treat tremble trick trip unpack untidy

suggest suit supply support suppose surprise surround suspect suspend switch

trot trouble trust try tug tumble turn twist type

use

whirl whisper whistle wink wipe wish wobble wonder

work worry wrap wreck wrestle wriggle

yawn zip

yell

zoom

Irregular Verbs List This is a list of some irregular verbs in English. Of course, there are many others, but these are the more common irregular verbs. V1 Base Form awake be beat become begin bend bet bid bite blow break bring broadcast build burn buy catch V2 Past Simple awoke was, were beat became began bent bet bid bit blew broke brought broadcast built burned/burnt bought caught V3 Past Participle awoken been beaten become begun bent bet bid bitten blown broken brought broadcast built burned/burnt bought caught V1 Base Form lay lead learn leave lend let lie lose make mean meet pay put read ride ring rise V2 Past Simple laid led V3 Past Participle laid led

learned/learnt learned/learnt left lent let lay lost made meant met paid put read rode rang rose left lent let lain lost made meant met paid put read ridden rung risen
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choose come cost cut dig do draw dream drive drink eat fall feel fight find fly forget forgive freeze get give go grow hang have hear

chose came cost cut dug did drew

chosen come cost cut dug done drawn

run say see sell send show shut

ran said saw sold sent showed shut sang sat slept spoke spent stood swam took taught tore told thought threw

run said seen sold sent showed/shown shut sung sat slept spoken spent stood swum taken taught torn told thought thrown understood woken worn won written

dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt sing drove drank ate fell felt fought found flew forgot forgave froze got gave went grew hung had heard driven drunk eaten fallen felt fought found flown forgotten forgiven frozen gotten given gone grown hung had heard sit sleep speak spend stand swim take teach tear tell think throw

understand understood wake wear win write woke wore won wrote

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hide hit hold hurt keep know

hid hit held hurt kept knew

hidden hit held hurt kept known

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