Similes – การอุปมาเปรียบเทียบ

Examples of Similes – การอุปมาเปรียบเทียบ

A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more interesting and fun. For example, “You are as brave as a lion”, and “Your hands are as cold as ice”. You can also use the word “like”. For example, “They fought like cats and dogs”.

Quizzes: Fill in the blanks 01 | Fill in the blanks 02

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as angry as hell
as bitter as gall
as black as night/hell/coal
as blind as a bat
as bold as brass
as brave as a lion
as bright as a button
as busy as a bee
as calm as a millpond
as cheap as dirt
as clean as a whistle
as clear as day/crystal
as clear as mud
as close as the grave
as clumsy as an elephant
as cold as ice/marble
as cold as steel/stone
as common as dirt
as cool as a cucumber
as cunning as a fox
as dark as death
as dead as a dodo/doornail
as deaf as a post
as drunk as a lord
as dry as dust
as dull as ditchwater
as easy as apple pie
as easy as ABC
as fast as a deer
as fat as a pig
as fit as a fiddle
as flat as a pancake
as fresh as a daisy
as gentle as a lamb
as good as gold
as good as new
as graceful as a swan
as green as grass
as hairy as a gorilla
as hard as nails
as harmless as a dove
as heavy as lead

as high as a kite
as hot as hell/fire
as hungry as a wolf
As innocent as a lamb
as large as life
as light as a feather
as like as two peas
as mad as a hatter
as mean as a snake
as nutty as a fruitcake
as old as the hills
as pale as death
as poor as a church mouse
as poor as dirt
as pretty as a picture
as proud as a peacock
as quick as a flash
as quiet as a church mouse
as regular as a clockwork
as right as rain
as safe as houses
as sick as a dog, parrot
as slim as a willow
as slow as a snail
as smooth as a baby’s bottom
as sober as a judge
as sound as a bell
as steady as a rock
as strong as a horse
as sure as hell
as swift as a hawk
as sweet as sugar/pie
as tall as a giraffe
as thick as thieves
as thin as a rake/stick
as tired as a dog
as tough as old boots/nails
as ugly as sin
as warm as toast
as weak as water
as white as snow/a ghost
as wise as an owl

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