English Idioms and Expressions
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from: 'as blind as a bat' to: 'as fit as a fiddle'
- as blind as a bat
- Someone whose vision is very poor, or who is unable to see anything, is (as) blind as a bat.
"Without his glasses, the old man is as blind as a bat."
- Someone whose vision is very poor, or who is unable to see anything, is (as) blind as a bat.
- as bold as brass
- Someone who is as bold as brass has a lot of self-confidence and can act in a way that may seem rude to others.
"He interrupted the meeting and, as bold as brass, queried the veracity of the speaker’s claims."
- Someone who is as bold as brass has a lot of self-confidence and can act in a way that may seem rude to others.
- as broad as it's long
- This expression means that there is no real difference which alternative is chosen.
"Take the high-speed train, or fly and take a taxi? It's as broad as it's long."
- This expression means that there is no real difference which alternative is chosen.
- as busy as a bee
- If someone is as busy as a bee they are very active and have a lot of things to do.
"Tom is as busy as a bee getting everything ready for the exhibition."
- If someone is as busy as a bee they are very active and have a lot of things to do.
- as clean as a whistle
- Something as clean as a whistle is extremely clean.
(This can also mean that a person's criminal record is clean.)
"Bob spent the afternoon washing and shining his car until it was as clean as a whistle."
- Something as clean as a whistle is extremely clean.
- as close / as dumb as an oyster
- Someone who is as close or as dumb as an oyster will never reveal something told in confidence or betray a secret
"Sophie will never repeat what you tell her. She's as dumb as an oyster."
- Someone who is as close or as dumb as an oyster will never reveal something told in confidence or betray a secret
- as cool as a cucumber
- A person who is as cool as a cucumber is not anxious, but relaxed and non-emotional
"The bride's mother stayed as cool as a cucumber all through the ceremony."
- A person who is as cool as a cucumber is not anxious, but relaxed and non-emotional
- as crooked as a dog's hind leg
- To say that someone is as crooked as a dog's hind leg means that they are very dishonest indeed.
"That guy can't be trusted - he's as crooked as a dog's hind leg."
- To say that someone is as crooked as a dog's hind leg means that they are very dishonest indeed.
- dead as a dodo
- To say that something is (as) dead as a dodo means that it is unquestionably dead or obsolete, or has gone out of fashion.
(A dodo is a bird that is now extinct.)
"The floppy disk is an invention that is now (as) dead as a dodo."
- To say that something is (as) dead as a dodo means that it is unquestionably dead or obsolete, or has gone out of fashion.
- dead as a doornail
- This expression is used to stress that a person or thing is very definitely dead.
"They've started fighting again, so the peace agreement is now as dead as a doornail."
- This expression is used to stress that a person or thing is very definitely dead.
- as different as chalk and cheese
- Two people who are as different as chalk and cheese are completely different from each other.
"I'm surprised they get on so well. They're as different as chalk and cheese."
- Two people who are as different as chalk and cheese are completely different from each other.
- as different as night and day
- Two people or things that are very different from each other are as different as night and day.
"Although they are twins they are as different as night and day."
- Two people or things that are very different from each other are as different as night and day.
- as dry as dust
- Something that is as dry as dust is very dry indeed.
This expression can also refer to something dull and uninteresting.
"The ground was as dry as dust. / His speech was as dry as dust."
- Something that is as dry as dust is very dry indeed.
- as dull as ditchwater
- Something as dull as ditchwater is very boring.
"The film was as dull as ditchwater. I nearly fell asleep."
- Something as dull as ditchwater is very boring.
- as easy as pie
- Something that is (as) easy as pie is very easy to do.
"How did the English test go?" "No problem. It was (as) easy as pie!"
- Something that is (as) easy as pie is very easy to do.
- as fit as a fiddle
- A person who is as fit as a fiddle is in an excellent state of health or physical condition.
"My grandfather is nearly ninety but he's as fit as a fiddle. "
- A person who is as fit as a fiddle is in an excellent state of health or physical condition.
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