as bald as a coot                        頭髮脫光的（像黑鵝一樣禿）
as blind as a bat                         有眼無珠（像蝙蝠一樣瞎）
as blind as an owl                       瞎透了（像貓頭鷹一樣瞎）
as bold as brass                          厚顏無恥（像黃銅一樣厚臉皮的）
as busy as a bee                         極忙碌（像蜜蜂一樣忙碌）
as clear as a bell                        健全的（像鈴鐺一樣健全）
as clear as day                           一清二楚的（像白天一樣清楚）
as cool as a cucumber                極為冷靜的（像黃瓜一樣冷靜）
as easy as a pie                          極容易（像餡餅一樣容易）
as fussy as a hen with one chick  在小事上瞎操心
as hard as the nether millstone      鐵石心腸(像下層的磨石堅硬）
as hungry as a hunter                  非常饑餓（像獵人一樣饑餓）
as lively as a cricket                   極活潑（像蟋蟀一樣活潑）
as mad as a wet hen                    非常生氣（像弄濕的母雞一樣生氣）
as mild as a dove                        非常溫和（像鴿子一樣溫和）
as plain as the nose in your face   一清二楚（像你臉上的鼻子一樣清楚）
as poor as a church mouse            赤貧的（像教堂的老鼠一樣窮）
as proud as a peacock                  極驕傲（驕傲得像只孔雀）
as strong as a horse                    健壯如牛
as stupid as an owl                     極愚蠢（像貓頭鷹一樣愚蠢）
as thin as a wafer                       極薄（像糯米紙一樣薄）
as true as steel                           絕對可靠（像鋼一樣可靠）