As wet as a fish – as dry as a bone;
As live as a bird – as dead as a stone;
As plump as a partridge – as poor as a rat;
As strong as a horse – as weak as a cat;
As hard as a flint – as soft as a mole;
As white as a lily – as black as a coal;
As plain as a staff – as rough as a bear;
As light as a drum – as free as the air;
As heavy as lead – as light as a feather;
As steady as time – uncertain as weather;
As hot as an oven – as cold as a frog;
As gay as a lark – as sick as a dog;
As savage as tigers – as mild as a dove;
As stiff as a poker – as limp as a glove;
As blind as a bat – as deaf as a post;
As cool as a cucumber – as warm as toast;
As flat as a flounder – as round as a ball;
As blunt as a hammer – as sharp as an awl;
As brittle as glass – as tough as gristle;
As neat as a pin – as clean as a whistle;
As red as a rose – as square as a box;
As bold as a thief – as sly as a fox.
Anon.