This is a list of well-known as…as similes
As blind as a bat = unable to see well
As bald as a coot = completely bald
As brown as a berry = entirely or very brown; often referring to a suntanned skin
As busy as a bee = to be moving about quickly doing many things
As cold as a fish = unemotional
As cold as any stone = very cold
As clean as a whistle = extremely clean
As clear as mud = ironic, meaning not clear at all; very difficult to understand
As cool as a cucumber = very calm or very calmly, especially when this is surprising
As dead as a doornail = dead, devoid of life, unusable
As delicate as a flower = fragile
As easy as ABC = very simple
As easy as pie = very easy
As fit as a butcher’s dog = very fit and healthy
As fit as a fiddle = very healthy
As flat as a pancake = very flat and level
As free as a bird = free to go anywhere
As fresh as a daisy = clean and fresh/ to be full of energy and enthusiasm
As gentle as a lamb = very gentle
As happy as a dog with two tails = very happy
As happy as Larry = very happy
As happy as a sandboy = very happy and content
As hard/ tough as nails = a person who is very tough, strong and very determined
As helpless as a baby = absolutely helpless
As keen as mustard = very enthusiastic
As good as gold = very good/(of a child) to behave very well
As light as a feather = light in weight
As mad as a March hare = extremely silly or stupid
As mad as a wet hen = completely mad
As nice as ninepence = neat, tidy, well-ordered
As old as Methuselah = very old
As old as the hills = exceedingly old
As plain as day = clear to see
As plain as the nose on your face = to be very obvious
As pleased as Punch = very pleased
As poor as a church mouse = extremely poor
As proud as a peacock = very proud
As pure as driven snow = entirely pure, innocent/ to be morally completely good
As quiet as a mouse = very quiet
As quick as a wink = happens in a short amount of time
As rare as hens’ teeth = extremely rare
As red as a beetroot = to have a red face because you are embarrassed
As regular as clockwork = never late or always at the same time
As right as rain = to feel healthy or well again
As safe as the Bank of England = strong and secure
As sick as a dog = very sick /vomiting a lot
As silent as the grave = to say absolutely nothing
As silly as a goose = very foolish
As slow as molasses = moves very slowly
As slippery as a fish = a person who is not trustworthy
As slippery as an eel = a person who is not trustworthy
As sly as a fox = a person who is clever and tricky
As small as the hairs on a gnat’s bullock = tiny, very small
As smooth as silk = very smooth
As smooth as a baby’s bottom = extremely smooth
As snug as a bug in a rug = comfortable and warm
As sober as a judge = to not be at all drunk
As sound as a bell = to be very healthy or in very good condition
As straight as an arrow =very straight
As strong as an ox = very strong
As stubborn as a mule = very obstinate
As sturdy as an oak tree = very strong
As sweet as honey = very sweet
As tall as a tree = very tall
As thick as a brick = not very smart
As ugly as sin = very guilty, miserable, or ugly
As white as a ghost = pure white
As white as snow = pure white
As wise as an owl = very wise