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Arguing with her was like dueling with hand grenades.
Simile
The handshake felt like warm laundry.
Simile
The bottle rolled off the table like a teardrop.
Simile
My mother’s kitchen was like a holy place: you couldn’t wear your shoes, you had to sit there at a certain time, and occasionally we’d pray.
Simile
The angry storm pounded the tin shelter.
Personification
The traffic noises argued long into the night and finally Cal went to sleep.
Personification
One unhappy icicle wasted away in the day.
Personification
The moon turned over to face the day.
Personification
Thunder grumbled and raindrops reported for duty.
Personification
Her eyes were fireflies.
Metaphor
Waves of spam emails inundated his inbox.
Metaphor
The path of resentment is easier to travel than the road to forgiveness.
Metaphor
She was just a trophy to Ricardo, another object to possess.
Metaphor
The cast on Michael’s broken leg was a plaster shackle.
Metaphor
Tom said that he changed but actions speak louder than words
Idiom
That new car cost an arm and a leg
Idiom
The quarter back was running out of steam
Idiom
After eating candy, Billy ran around like a chicken with his head cut off
Idiom
Bob’s new corner office was just the icing on the cake
Idiom
These shoes are killing me.
Hyperbole
Forget knocking it out of the park, Frank can knock a baseball off the continent.
Hyperbole
Old Mr. Johnson has been teaching here since the Stone Age.
Hyperbole
Nobody listens to that song anymore.
Hyperbole
Yeah, I already beat that game 80,000 years ago.
Hyperbole
He entered the dark house and spotted the candle sitting there.
Symbol
It is hot as Hades in here without the AC.
Allusion
That girl is the Einstein of his math class.
Allusion
I wish I could just click my heels and be back home.
Allusion
That was always my Achilles’ heel.
Allusion
The smell of donuts is like kryptonite to me.
Allusion
I am on cloud nine.
Idiom
I love you to the moon and back.
Hyperbole
You're walking on thin ice.
Idiom
The blanket was as soft as clouds.
Simile
Pot calling the kettle black
Idiom
The heart wants what the heart wants.
Personification
The metal screamed as he hit the breaks.
Personification
You're walking slower than a snail.
Hyperbole
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
The sun smiled down on her.
Personification
His head was as big as a hot air balloon
Simile
The cat’s fur was a blanket of warmth.
Metaphor
The man held the blanket like a memory.
Simile
My students are angels.
Metaphor
She hung her head like a dying flower.
Simile
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