Similes
Avoid like the plague
When you stay away from someone or something as much as possible for negative reasons.
Life is a rollercoaster
Life can have ups and downs
Lightning danced across the sky.
To see lightning in the sky
My feet are killing me.
My feet hurt
under the weather
not feeling well
Blind as a bat
When someone cannot see very well.
He is a walking encyclopedia.
He knows a lot of information
My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
My alarm clock is loud in the morning
I've told you this 20,000 times.
I already told you
The ball is in your court.
Your turn to make a decision
Clear as mud
Used ironically to mean something is extremely unclear in meaning.
My printer is a dinosaur
My printer is very old
The moon played hide and seek with the clouds
The clouds were covering the moon
I love you to the moon and back.
I love you a lot
Spill the beans.
To tell a secret or tell the truth
Like a bull in a china shop
when someone is very clumsy and causes damage accidentally.
Katie was a deer in headlights when she got caught.
She froze
My flowers were begging for water.
The flowers needed to be watered
You’re killing me, Smalls
I can't believe you
Pull someone's leg
To joke with someone
Like a fish out of water
When someone is unfamiliar with their surroundings or is uncomfortable in a situation.
This place is a zoo!
This place is crazy
Time flies when you're having fun.
Time goes by fast
The teacher gave us a ton of homework.
to have a lot of work
It’s the best thing since sliced bread
its really, really good