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  • The test was a breeze for him
    Metaphor
  • I don't want to steal your thunder
    Idiom
  • Opportunity will soon be knocking on your door
    Personification
  • You better take that with a grain of salt
    Idiom
  • The big day really snuck up on her
    Personification
  • America is a melting pot
    Metaphor
  • My mouth was as dry as a bone
    Simile
  • She's happy as a clam
    Simile
  • He has a heart of stone
    Metaphor
  • The printer ate all of the paper
    Personification
  • He was as busy as a bee
    Simile
  • It's time to face the music
    Idiom
  • Time is money
    Metaphor
  • The book was so popular it went flying off the shelves
    Personification
  • When my cousin graduated, my mom told her the world was her oyster
    Idiom
  • I smell a rat
    Idiom
  • My baby sister is as light as a feather
    Simile
  • My dad and I don't always see eye to eye
    Idiom
  • My room is as clean as a whistle
    Simile
  • The sun played hide and seek with the clouds
    Personification
  • The tall girl stood out like a sore thumb
    Simile
  • I am a night owl
    Metaphor
  • The waves raced toward the shore
    Personification
  • You are my sunshine
    Metaphor
  • I've got bigger fish to fry
    Idiom
  • His last chance was walking out the door
    Personification
  • You are a gem
    Metaphor
  • They fought like cats and dogs
    Simile