Commonplace comparisons - распространенные сравнения

 as busy as a bee/beaver - трудолюбивый 
as black as coal - черный, как уголь 
as blind as a bat/mole - слепой, как крот 
as brave as a lion - смелый, как лев 
as brittle as glass - хрупкий, как стекло 
as brown as a berry - очень загорелый 
as changeble as the moon - семь пятниц на неделе 
as cheerful as a lark - жизнерадостный 
as cold as a frog/ice - холодный, как лед 
as cool as a cucumber - и глазом не моргнет (не теряет хладнокровия) 
as cunning as a fox - хитрый, как лиса 
as dark as pitch - тьма кромешная 
as dead as a door-nail - бездыханный 
as deaf as a post - глухая тетеря 
as deep as well - глубокий, как колодец 
as drunk as a lord - пьяный, как сапожник 
as dry as a mummy - высохший, как мумия 
as dumb as a statue - нем, как рыба 
as easy as ABC - в два счета 
as fair as a rose - прекрасный, как роза 
as fat as a pig - как боров 
as firm as a rock - неподвижный, как скала 
as flat as a board - плоский, как доска 
as fleet as a deer - быстроногий, как лань 
as free as the air - свободный, как ветер 
as fresh as a daisy - цветущий, пышущий здоровьем 
as gentle as a lamb - кроткий, как овечка 
as good as gold - золотой человек 
as graceful as a swan - изящный, как лебедь 
as greedy as a wolf - прожорливый, как волк 
as green as grass - зеленый юнец 
as happy as a king - рад-радешенек 
as harmless as a dove - кроткий, как голубка 
as hot as fire - очень горячий 
as hungry as a hunter - голодный, как волк 
as light as a feather - легкий, как пух 
as loud as thunder - громоподобный 
as salt as a herring - одна соль 
as sharp as a razor - острый, как бритва 
as silly as a goose - глуп, как пробка 
as smooth as glass - гладкий, как стекло 
as soft as butter/wax - мягкий, как воск 
as sour as viniger - кислый, как уксус 
as strong as a horse - здоров, как бык 
as sweet as honey - cладкий, как мед 
as tall as a steeple - верзила, каланча 
as tame as a chicken - ручной, как цыпленок 
as thick as a cable - толстый, как бревно 
as thin as a lath - худой, как щепка 
as timid as a hare - трусливый, как заяц 
as warm as wool - теплый, как печка 
as weak as a baby/a cat - силенок маловато 
as white as snow - белый, как снег 
as wise as Solomon - мудрый, как Соломон