What is your favourite simile in the English Language? Mine is 'As cool as a Cucumber'.
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Mine would be 'as fit as a fiddle'.
It fits like a glove
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As slow as a snail
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Very calm or very calmly, especially when this is surprising
As bright as a day!
Bright as a button Clean as a whistle Cool as a cucumber
I also really like 'as strong as an ox' or 'as quiet as a mouse' or 'as brave as a lion'. I love using simile's in everyday speech and during my lessons as I feel it gives my students the opportunity to learn a more natural flow when speaking English
as shiny as a star as black as coal
Like a moth to a flame, As happy as a lark Like pie in the sky
My favorite now is as hot as hell because South Africa is really hot right now 😂
Mine would be,As bold as brass.
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