I am a couch potato when I get home from work.
Lazy
She's so smart, she's as smart as a tack.
Very smart
Her driving test was a walk in the park.
Very easy
Steven ran past the defenders and scored a touchdown. It was like taking candy from a baby.
It was very easy
Life is a roller coaster. It is full of ups and downs.
A mixture of good and bad times
Steven's mom wanted him to mop the floor before company came over. When she came to check on his, she told him to put more elbow grease into it because the floors were still dirty.
Work harder
Jessie's mom asked her what she wanted for her birthday, so Jesse quickly started saying everything. Her mom told her to hold her horses because she couldn't write that fast.
Slow down
The computers in the library are dinosaurs. They are getting laptops next year.
Extremely old; outdated
My grandpa's hair is as white as snow.
His hair is very white/grey.
Tiffany doesn't like it when kids at her school bully other kids. It really makes her blood boil.
Makes her really angry
We were sardines in the backseat of the van on the way to the beach.
Packed in tightly with no extra room
I didn't hear a sound out of Emily all night. She was as quiet as a mouse.
Extremely quiet
Rachel wanted to make her mom's famous apple pie for her teams bake sale. She tried for hours, but the pie never tasted right. She threw in the towel and decided to buy a pie instead.
Gave up
Peter was supposed to have cleaned his room yesterday. His dad saw his messy room and told him to stop dragging his feet and clean it already.
To move slowly because you don't want to do something
The C that Gavin received in Calculus was only a speech bump on his path to college.
Small problem
Eddy wanted Kelsey to play a video game with her. Kelsey didn't want to play, so she politely said, "No thank you. That is not my cup of tea."
Not something I am interested in
Nathan was acting like he had ants in his pants all night long.
Can't sit still; restless
My room is a disaster!
A horrible mess
After earning a 100% on her English paper, Jamie was on cloud nine.
Extremely happy
Jake is a clown during class.
Goofy; silly