Idiomatic Comparison: Symbolic Phrase to Compare Two Things

Idiomatic comparisons are phrases that use symbolic language to compare two different things.

There are certain idiomatic expressions in the English language that emphasise a specific quality of a person or object by contrasting it with another.

Some idiomatic comparisons

Here are 30 idiomatic comparisons that we use in our communication.

Have a look.

As black as coal
As blind as a mole
As brave as a lion
As bright as day
As brittle as glass
As brown as a berry (tanned)
As busy as an ant
As calm as a millpond (very calm)
As clear as crystal (transparent)
As cold as ice
As cunning as a fox
As dark as midnight
As deaf as a stone (completely deaf)
As deep as a well
As fast as a hare
As fat as a pig
As firm as a rock
As flat as a board (completely flat)
As free as the air
As fresh as a rose (fresh and healthy)
As good as gold
As gentle as a lamb (very gentle)
As greedy as a wolf
As green as grass
As heavy as lead
As high as a kite (very drunk/excited)
As hot as fire
As light as a feather (very light)
As loud as thunder
As playful as a kitten (mischievous)

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Madhuri Kherde