1. · As American as apple pie
    1. Similes Can Also Start with "Like"

Simile examples that begin with “as”:

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· As American as apple pie
· As big as an elephant
· As black as coal
· As blind as a bat
· As bold as brass
· As boring as watching paint dry
· As brave as a lion
· As bright as a button
· As busy as a bee
· As cheap as dirt
· As clean as a whistle
· As clear as mud
· As clear as crystal
· As cold as ice
· As cool as a cucumber
· As crooked as a dog's hind leg
· As cunning as a fox
· As cute as a bug's ear
· As dead as a doornail
· As deaf as a post
· As difficult as nailing jelly to a tree
· As dry as a bone
· As dull as dishwater
· As easy as ABC
· As fit as a fiddle
· As flat as a pancake
· As free as a bird
· As fresh as a daisy
· As gentle as a lamb
· As good as gold
· As happy as a dog with two tails
· As hard as nails
· As heavy as lead
· As helpless as a baby
· As honest as the day is long
· As hot as blue blazes
· As hungry as a bear
· As innocent as a lamb
· As large as life
· As light as a feather
· As long as a month of Sundays
· As loose as a goose
· As mad as a hatter
· As mad as a hornet
· As nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs
· As nutty as a fruitcake
· As old as the hills
· As pale as death
· As plain as the nose on your face
· As playful as a kitten
· As pleased as Punch
· As proud as a peacock
· As quick as lightning
· As quiet as a church mouse
· As regular as clockwork
· As scarce as hen's teeth
· As sharp as a razor
· As sick as a dog
· As silent as the grave
· As slippery as an eel
· As slow as molasses in January
· As sly as a fox
· As smooth as a baby's bottom
· As snug as a bug in a rug
· As solid as the ground we stand on
· As sour as vinegar
· As steady as a rock
· As stiff as a board
· As straight as an arrow
· As strong as an ox
· As stubborn as a mule
· As sturdy as an oak
· As sweet as pie
· As tall as a giraffe
· As thin as a rake
· As tight as a drum
· As timid as a rabbit
· As tough as old boots
· As useless as a chocolate teapot
· As warm as toast
· As welcome as a skunk at a lawn party
· As white as snow
· As wise as an owl
 
 



Similes Can Also Start with "Like"

· (Sing) like an angel
· (Act) like an animal
· (Eat) like a bird
· (Fight) like cats and dogs
· (Work) like a dog
· Like a dream
· (Soar) like an eagle
· Like fingernails on a chalkboard
· Like a fish
· (Racing) like a frightened rabbit
· (Have eyes) like a hawk
· (Eat) like a horse
· (Sleep) like a log
· Like a moth to the flame
· (Eat) like a pig
· Like a pile of rocks
· Like a rose
· Like a screaming baby
· Like stars
· (Meandered) like a stream
· Like two peas in a pod
· Like a volcano
 

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