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As agile as a monkey
As alike as two peas in a pod
As annoying as nails scratching against
a chalkboard.
As bald as a baby's backside
As bald as a badger
As bald as a coot
As beautiful as nature
As big as a boat
As big as a bus
As big as an elephant
As black as coal
As black as pitch
As blind as a bat
As blind as a mole
As bold as brass
As brave as a lion
As bright as a button
As bright as a new pin
As bright as day
As bright as the sun
As busy as a beaver
As busy as a bee
As calm as a millpond
As clear as a bell
As clean as a hound's tooth
As clean as a whistle
As clear as crystal
As cold as ice
As cool as a cucumber
As crazy as a loon
As cunning as a fox
As cute as a baby
As cute as a button
As dead as a doornail
As deaf as a post
As delicate as a flower
As dense as a brick
As dry as a bone
As dry as dust
As dull as dishwater
As easy as A.B.C.
As easy as pie
As fast as a race car
As fat as a hippo
As fat as a pig
As fit as a fiddle
As flat as a pancake
As free as a bird
As fresh as a daisy
As funny as a balloon
As hairy as an ape
As happy as a clown
As happy as a lark
As happy as Larry
As happy as a rat with a gold tooth
As hard as nails
As hard as rock
As high as a kite
As hoarse as a crow
As hot as a fire cracker
As hot as hell
As hungry as a bear
As hungry as a wolf
As innocent as a lamb
As keen as mustard
As large as life
As light as a feather
As light as air
As likely as not
As loud as a lion
As mad as a hatter
As neat as a pin
As obstinate as a mule
As old as dirt
As old as the hills
As pale as death
As pale as a ghost
As plain as day
As poor as a church mouse
As pretty as a picture
As proud as a peacock
As pure as snow
As quick as a wink
As quick as lightning
As quick as silver
As quiet as a mouse
As rich as gold
As round as a barrel
As round as a circle
As safe as houses
As sharp as a needle
As sharp as a razor
As sick as a dog
As silent as the dead
As silent as the grave
As silly as a goose
As sleepy as a koala
As slippery as an eel
As slow as molasses
As slow as a snail
As slow as a tortoise
As slow as a turtle
As sly as a fox
As smart as an owl
As smooth as silk
As thick as a brick
As thin as a rake
As thin as a toothpick
As timid as a rabbit
As tiny as a grain of sand
As tough as leather
As tough as nails
As tough as old boots
As tricky as a box of monkeys
As white as a ghost
As white as a sheet
As white as snow
As wise as an owl
Ways of
Walking:
stumble: stagger.
She stumbled upstairs and into bed.
lurch: stagger.
The drunken man was lurching along the street.
tiptoe: walk on the tips of one's toes.
She tiptoed to the bed so as not to wake the baby.
stroll: walk for pleasure.
They srolled around the park.
amble: walk at a slow, leisurely pace.
They ambled along for miles.
saunter: stroll.
They sauntered around the park.
wander: move without a fixed purpose or destination.
They enjoy wandering through the countryside.
roam: wander.
They roamed through the streets for hours.
frogmarch: force somebody to walk by holding his arms tightly by his side,
usually because of bad behaviour.
The prefect frogmarched the boy to the detention room.
Looking:
look: give attention to what one is seeing; turn the eyes and see in a certain
direction.
Look at that cute baby!
see: use the power of sight.
See! Here she comes!
watch: look at some activity or event; keep one's eyes fixed on something.
The boys watched television all the afternoon.
gaze: look at something for a long time, in surprise or admiration.
She gazed at him in disbelief when he told her the news.
stare: look at something for a long time with the eyes wide open.
She was staring into space.
gawk = gawp: stare impolitely.
Many people gathered to gawp at the crashed car.
gape: look at something with one's mouth open.
She gaped at him in surprise.
glance: have a quick look at something.
She glanced at her watch.
scan: look quickly at something without careful reading.
He scanned the newspaper over breakfast.
glare: stare angrily or fiercely.
She didn't answered, but just glared silently at me.
peer: look very carefully, as if not able to see well.
He peered at me over his spectacles.
peep: look quickly and cautiously.
He was caught peeping through the keyhole.
browse: look through the pages of a book or magazine; look at the goods in a shop
without really wanting to buy anything.
Sheila spent all the afternoon browsing the boutiques.
scrutinize: examine thoroughly and carefully.
John scrutinized the painting at the museum.
Laughing:
chuckle: laugh quietly, because you are thinking about something funny.
What are you chuckling about? I don't see anything funny.
giggle: laugh quietly and repeatedly because you are nervous or embarrassed.
She spilt the wine on the tablecloth and then giggled nervously at me.
give somebody the giggles: make somebody start giggling.
titter: laugh quietly, unkindly at something embarrassing.
After she ended the lecture, she heard someone tittering.
snigger (GB) / snicker (US): laugh quietly, unkindly at something that is not
supposed to be funny.
When the teacher tripped on the steps, the boys sniggered.
Related idioms
laugh in somebody's face: to behave in a way that shows no respect for others.
I told her my opinion and she just laughed in my face.
be laughing all the way to the bank: make a lot of money without making
much effort.
somebody will be laughing on the other side of your face: used to mean that
although you are happy now, you will be in trouble later.
be laughed out of court (US): be rejected because people think it is completely
stupid.
His idea was laughed out of court.
laugh up your sleeve: be secretly happy because you played a trick on
somebody or you criticized somebody without him knowing.
laugh something off: pretend that something is less serious than it really is by
laughing about it.
The president laughed off rumors that he would resign.
laugh like a drain: laugh heartily.
John liked my joke so much, he laughed like a drain.
Eating.
peck: eat sparingly, without enthusiasm, because you are not interested or not
hungry.
Sally didn't like the fish. She only pecked at it.
chew: masticate, bite food several times before swallowing it.
The meat was so tough that it took a lot of chewing.
gnaw: keep biting something hard.
I watched my dog gnawing at the large bone.
chomp: eat, chew forcefully.
Francis chomped away at the meat.
munch: chew, eat noisily.
We all munched at the cookies as we watched the movie.
consume: eat or drink.
Are you going to consume all the beef?
sip: drink something slowly.
She was sitting at the table sipping her wine with pleasure.
suck (up): drink something with a straw.
Sally sucked up all the juice from the carton.
swig (back): drink quickly, gulp.
The thirsty man swigged back the water.
knock back: drink quickly.
Francis knocked back his beer in a flash!
quaff: drink a lot of something quickly, knock back.
Guests quaffed champagne while waiting for the bride to arrive.
gulp (down): swallow quickly.
Francis gulped down his beer quicker than anybody else.
Shining: