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Show Similes The following is a rhymed list of often used comparisons : As wet as a fish, as dry as a bone. As live as a bird, as dead as a stone. As strong as a horse, as weak as a cat. As white as a lily, as black as 9 coal. As tight as a drum, as free as the air. .... as heavy as lead, as light as a feather. As steady as time, uncertain as weather. As hot as an oven, as cold as a frog. As gay as a lark, as sick as a dog. As fit as a fiddle, as bitter as rind. As proud as a peacock, as blythe as a prig. As savage as tigers, as mild as a dove. As stiff as a poker,, .as limp as a glove. |