{"id":494,"date":"2015-08-03T07:14:07","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T07:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/97.74.134.56\/?p=494"},"modified":"2015-08-10T06:02:32","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T06:02:32","slug":"idiomatic-comparisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/idiomatic-comparisons\/","title":{"rendered":"Idiomatic Comparisons"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">Idiomatic Comparisons<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">bitter<\/span> as gall.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">blind<\/span> as a bat,<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">brave<\/span> as a lion.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">brisk<\/span> as a butterfly.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">busy<\/span> as a bee.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">cheerful<\/span> as a lark.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">cold<\/span> as ice.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">dark<\/span> as night.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">dry<\/span> as dust.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">easy<\/span> as ABC<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">fast<\/span> as a hare.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">firm<\/span> as a rock.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">fresh<\/span> as a rose.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">gentle<\/span> as a lamb.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">greedy<\/span> as a wolf<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">happy<\/span> as a king.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">hot<\/span> as fire.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">innocent<\/span> as a dove.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">loud<\/span> as thunder.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">pale<\/span> as death.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">quick<\/span> as thought.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">sharp<\/span> as a needle.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">silly<\/span> as a sheep.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">smooth<\/span> as velvet.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">still<\/span> as a grave.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">black<\/span> as coal.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">bold<\/span> as a lion.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">bright<\/span> as the day.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">brittle<\/span> as glass.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">changeable<\/span> as the moon.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">clear<\/span> as crystal.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">cunning<\/span> as a fox.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">dumb<\/span> as a statue.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">fair<\/span> as a rose.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">fierce<\/span> as a tiger.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">free<\/span> as the air.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">good<\/span> as gold.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">green<\/span> as grass.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">hard<\/span> as stone.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">heavy<\/span> as lead.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">hungry<\/span> as a hunter.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">light<\/span> as air.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">obstinate<\/span> as a mule.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">proud<\/span> as a peacock.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">red<\/span> as <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">blood<\/span>.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span style=\"color: #0088ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As<\/span> round<\/span> as a ball.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">silent<\/span> as the grave.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">soft<\/span> as butter.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">slender<\/span> as a thread.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">straight<\/span> as an arrow.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">sure<\/span> as death.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">timid<\/span> as a hare.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">warm<\/span> as wool.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">stupid<\/span> as a donkey.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">sweet<\/span> as honey.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As <span style=\"color: #0088ff;\">white <span style=\"color: #000000;\">as snow.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span style=\"color: #0088ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As<\/span> tricky<\/span> as a monkey.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Idiomatic Comparisons &nbsp; As bitter as gall. &nbsp; As blind as a bat, &nbsp; As brave as a lion. &nbsp; As brisk as a butterfly. &nbsp; As busy as a bee. &nbsp; As cheerful as a lark. &nbsp; As cold as ice. &nbsp; As dark as night. &nbsp; As dry as dust. &nbsp; As easy 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