Lists of Similes and Metaphors

 List of Common Similes

~ As quiet as a mouse
~ As quick as a flash
~ As white as a sheet
~ As brown as a berry
~ As red as a beetroot
~ As black as night
~ As sick as a dog
~ To sleep like a log
~ As sick as a parrot
~ As blind as a bat
~ As alike as two peas in a pod
~ As big as an elephant
~ As black as coal
~ As bright as a button
~ As brave as a lion
~ As bold as brass
~ As busy as a bee
~ As clean as a whistle
~ As clear as crystal
~ As clear as a bell
~ As cold as ice
~ As common as dirt
~ As blue as the deepest ocean
~ As stubborn as a mule
~ As soft as silk
~ As cool as a cucumber
~ As cunning as a fox
~ As dead as the dodo
~ As deaf as a post
~ As dead as a doornail
~ As different as chalk from cheese
~ As dry as a bone
~ As drunk as a lord
~ As dull as dishwater
~ As dry as dust
~ As easy as A.B.C.
~ As flat as a pancake
~ As easy as apple-pie
~ As fresh as a daisy
~ As free as a bird
~ As gentle as a lamb
~ As hot as hell
~ As hungry as a wolf
~ As light as a feather
~ As innocent as a lamb
~ As mad as a hatter
~ As pale as death
~ As obstinate as a mule
~ As mad as a hornet
~ As old as the hills
~ As proud as a peacock
~ As poor as a church mouse
~ As quick as a wink
~ As plain as day
~ As sharp as a razor
~ As silent as the dead
~ As slippery as an eel
~ As slow as a snail
~ As smooth as silk
~ As sour as vinegar
~ As stiff as a board
~ As steady as a rock
~ As straight as an arrow
~ As strong as an ox
~ As stubborn as a mule
~ As sturdy as an oak
~ As thin as a rake
~ As timid as a rabbit
~ As sure as death and taxes
~ As tough as old boots
~ As wise as an owl
~ To drink like a fish
~ As white as snow
~ To have a memory like a sieve
~ To sleep like a log
~ To have eyes like a hawk
~ To work like a dream
~ As cute as a bug's ear
~ As clear as mud
~ As fit as a fiddle
~ As playful as a kitten
~ As loose as a goose
~ As nutty as a fruitcake
~ As hard as nails
~ As hot as blue blazes
~ As silent as the grave
~ As smooth as glass
~ As thorny as a rose bush
~ As smooth as a baby's bottom
~ As tight as a drum
~ As bright as the moon

List of Metaphors

~ A laugh in a sea of sadness
~ He has a voice of a crow
~ He has a voice of a wolf
~ He has the heart of a lion
~ He is the sun of my sky
~ He swam in the sea of diamonds
~ He tried to help but his legs were rubber
~ Her hair was bone white
~ Her lips were butterflies
~ Her positive attitude is a lighthouse for the hopeful
~ His belt was a snake curling around his waist
~ His plans were rock solid and so were his aims
~ Ideas are wings
~ It's raining men
~ Life is a mere dream, a fleeting shadow on a cloudy day
~ Light of their life
~ Love is fire
~ She is a dog when she eats
~ Spiritual seeking is treasure hunting
~ Thoughts are a storm, unexpected
~ Truth is food for him
~ You are the light in my life
~ They were eaten up with hatred
~ Mistrust had poisoned their relationship
~ I've been caught between a rock and a hard place
~ The weeks crawled by until we could meet again
~ Anger bottled up inside her
~ His words were cotton candy
~ He was a lion on the battlefield
~ The computers at school are old dinosaurs
~ The ballerina was a swan, gliding across the stage
~ The stars are sparkling diamonds
~ My big brother is a couch potato
~ They had entered their autumn years
~ Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks