Idioms
Idioms/Simile
SimileCategory
Simile/Metaphor
100
 A blessing in disguise

Something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good happening later:

100

Hang in there

You encourage them to continue with something even if it is difficult.

100

Sitting there like a bump on a log

Not doing what you are supposed to be doing or sitting around and not helping like you should be
100

Running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off

Running around like a crazy person, running around wildly without control

200

Better late than never

It is better for someone to arrive or do something late than not to arrive or do it at all:

200

Hit the sack

Go to bed.
200

As different as night and day

Two things that are exact opposites

300

Call it a day

You decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it.

300

It's not rocket science

What someone is telling you is not hard to understand. 
300

Eat like a horse

Eating a lot, eating a large amount of food

400

Easy does it

Do something slowly and carefully so you don't make a mistake or ruin it. 

400

It’s as clear as mud.

Something that is not easier to understand, it means that you don't understand it. 

400

Eat like a bird

Eating a small amount of food, not eating a lot

500

Give someone the benefit of the doubt

To decide that you will believe someone, even though you are not sure that what the person is saying is true.

500

As nutty as a fruitcake

Saying that a person is crazy or acting strangely. 

500

Like a wolf in sheep’s clothing

A person that looks nice and you think is a good person, but actually is not nice or dangerous