Similes
Her heart was like gold.
What means "she was very nice?"
Her memory is a camera.
What means, "she has a good memory?"
He is as skinny as a toothpick
What means, "he is really skinny?"
I'm feeling under the weather
What means, "I'm feeling sick?"
As sharp as a tack.
What means, "very smart?"
Busy as a bee
What means, "very busy?"
She was a fish in the pool.
What means, "she swam very well?"
If I don't get what I want I'll die!
What means, "I will be really upset if I don't get what I want?"
Would you cut me some slack?
What means, "don't be so hard on me?"
Hang in there.
What means, "stick with it?"
Quiet as a mouse
What means, "very quiet?"
The snow was a blanket on the ground.
What means, "the snow covered the ground?"
That car costs a bazillion dollars
I eat pizza once in a blue moon.
What means "I eat pizza very rarely?"
I think I saw a penguin outside it's so cold!
What means, "it is very cold outside?"
Easy as pie
What means, "very easy?"
The lake was a mirror in the morning light.
What means, "the lake was very reflective?"
These shoes are killing me
What means, "these shoes really hurt my feet?"
I'm going to bite the bullet
What means, "I'm going to do something I don't want to do?"
The snowflakes were dancers in the sky.
What means, "the snowflakes were drifting in the air?"
As thick as a brick
What means, "not very smart?"
The ocean was a raging bull.
What means, "the ocean was rough?"
My neighbor is older than dirt.
What means, "my neighbor is really old?"
We will cross that bridge when we get there.
What means, "we will deal with that when the time comes?"
That's a different kettle of fish.
What means, "that is something different?"