It's raining cats and dogs!
There is a big storm
After two hours in the sun, he was a lobster.
He was sunburned
She's a busy bee who always gets her work done.
She does not stop working
His head is always in the clouds.
He is daydreaming
I'd like to be a fly on the wall and see what it's like to be the President.
To secretly see and hear what happens
Looking at her gives me butterflies in my stomach.
To feel nervous
To the toddler, the jungle gym was Mount Everest
The jungle gym was gigantic
Don't come into my room. It's a disaster zone!
The room is a huge mess
He's always fishing for compliments.
To get people to say nice things
The last year has been a rollercoaster of emotions.
Experiencing happy, sad, angry in one year
When I had the flu I was as sick as a dog.
Very sick
She is as blind as a bat. She couldn't see any of the words on the page!
Unable to see well
When we when to the market, we were suprised to see the prices were as cheap as dirt.
Very cheap
I thought he would be nervous to go to the principal's office, but he was as cool as a cucumber.
Confident, composed, not bothered by stress
English is easy to understand, but math is as clear as mud.
Difficult to understand, not very clear
That car was as fast as a cheetah.
Very fast
