Some good similes

   

   First you should understand what is a simile? A simile(simi-li) is

"a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion )",

In other words, a simile is a figure of speech which compares two things that are  different from each other.  We usually come across similes almost everywhere , from oral conversation to the written form of English. They help emphasise ,what is being conveyed to the reader or listener. They can be funny or serious, depending on the subject.

We often use as or like with similes. Common patterns of similes are the following.

• As X as Y ( as adjective as noun)
• Something is like something 
• Something(does)like something 

Some commonly used similes of the first type are given below.

•       As alike as two peas in a pod  (very similar)
•       As American as apple pie  
•       As black as coal (black)
•       As black as thunder
•       As blind as a bat (having a bad eyesight)
•       As bold as brass
•       As boring as watching paint dry
•       As brave as a lion (very brave)
•       As bright as a button
•       As busy as a bee
•       As cheap as dirt
•       As clean as a whistle
•       As clear as mud (not understandable at all)
•       As cold as ice
•       As cool as a cucumber
•       As cunning as a fox
•       As daft as a brush (very foolish)
•       As dead as a doornail (unusable )
•       As deaf as post
•       As different as chalk and cheese  ( different)
•       As difficult as nailing jelly to a tree 
•       As drunk as a skunk 
•       As dry as a bone 
•       As easy as a pie
•       As fit as a fiddle ( in very good health)
•       As flat as a pancake 
•       As free as a bird 
•       As fresh as a daisy 
•       As gentle as a lamb 
•       As good as new 
•       As happy as a lark 
•       As hard as a rock
•       As hard as iron 
•       As keen as a mustard (very enthusiastic )
•       As green as grass 
•       As happy as a lark 
•       As hard as a rock 
•       As light as a feather 
•       As loose as a goose 
•       As neat as a new pin 
•       As playful as a kitten 
•       As pretty as a picture 
•       As pleased as Punch (pleased and self-satisfied)
•       As sick as a parrot (very disappointed)
•       As snug as a bug in a rug (very comfortable)
•       As sound as a bell  (to be very healthy)   
•       As wise as an owl (very wise)

Some similes mean the opposite of what is said. For instance, 'as clear as mud' means something that is not at all understandable. 

'As wise as an owl'  means someone very wise.We indians normally think "how can an owl be called wise? " Please don't take it to mean aka "ullu" and use it in the opposite sense.  An owl has big round eyes, a stern look and a feathery head making it look like it has a big brain and it symbolizes wisdom