| Grin about initially idiotic figure of speech (6) |
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| Figure of speech involving comparison (6) |
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| Metaphor's kin |
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| Figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between two different things |
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| How I smile on seeing the likeness (6) |
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| Figure of speech likening one thing to another (6) |
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| Sly as a fox, e.g. |
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| Expression of resemblance |
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| Includes "like" or "as" |
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| "Good as new," for one |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Feb 2024 |
| Literary device |
LA Times Daily |
11 Feb 2024 |
| It's like something else - for example |
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| “Hard as nails,” for one |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Dec 2023 |
| Figure of speech such as "proud as a peacock" |
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| Comparative words |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Nov 2023 |
| Literary comparison |
LA Times Daily |
18 Sep 2023 |
| "Float like a butterfly" or "sting like a bee" |
Universal |
26 Jul 2023 |
| 'As easy as pie,' for one |
Newsday |
11 Jul 2023 |
| Figure of speech with 'like' or 'as' |
USA Today |
09 Jul 2023 |
| "Cold as ice," e.g |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Jul 2023 |
| Comparison I show amusement about |
The Guardian Cryptic |
22 May 2023 |
| Yours truly wearing grin makes a literary comparison |
The Times Cryptic |
08 May 2023 |
| Colorful analogy, perhaps |
New York Times |
06 Apr 2023 |
| 'Free as a bird,' for example |
USA Today |
01 Apr 2023 |
| 'Cool as a cucumber,' for example |
USA Today |
13 Mar 2023 |
| Figure of speech like a metaphor |
Newsday |
13 Dec 2022 |
| One putting on happy expression in comparison |
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| One putting on happy expression in comparison |
The Guardian Cryptic |
16 Sep 2022 |
| "Hard as nails," for one |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Sep 2022 |
| Literary device |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jul 2022 |
| Figure of speech based on comparisons |
The Guardian Quick |
13 Jul 2022 |
| Rich as Croesus, e.g |
The Washington Post |
11 Apr 2022 |
| Rich as Croesus, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
11 Apr 2022 |
| "Snug as a bug in a rug," e.g |
New York Times |
15 Mar 2022 |
| "Happy as a clam" or "mad as a wet hen" |
Universal |
22 Nov 2021 |
| It follows like one breaking into joyful expression |
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| Figure of speech expressing likeness |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Nov 2021 |
| High as a kite, e.g |
The Washington Post Sunday |
12 Sep 2021 |
| Figure that would be easy if one were positive |
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| Joyful expression encapsulating the author's particular way with words |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Jul 2021 |
| ''Cool as a cucumber,'' for one |
Newsday |
11 May 2021 |
| Figure of speech |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Apr 2021 |
| Grin about one bright as a button say |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Apr 2021 |
| 'Clean as a whistle,' e.g |
USA Today |
22 Jan 2021 |
| As blind as a bat, e.g. |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Dec 2020 |
| Grin about setter's figure of speech |
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| Grin about one happy as sandboy? |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Sep 2020 |
| Figure of speech such as 'happy as a clam' |
USA Today |
14 Apr 2020 |
| 'Cold as ice,' for example |
USA Today |
15 Mar 2020 |
| Comparative phrase |
Newsday |
12 Mar 2020 |
| ''Big as life,'' for one |
Newsday |
25 Sep 2019 |
| 'Hard as nails,' for one |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Aug 2019 |
| ''Fresh as a daisy,'' e.g |
Newsday |
28 May 2019 |
| 'Sharp as a tack,' for example |
Jonesin |
30 Apr 2019 |
| Black as night, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jan 2019 |
| Black as night, e.g |
The Washington Post |
14 Jan 2019 |
| Black as night, e.g. |
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| One's wearing expression brought on by cheese (that's as opposed to chalk and cheese) |
The Telegraph Toughie |
15 Nov 2018 |
| Comparative phrase |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Aug 2018 |
| One's about to race as fast as the wind? |
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| Figure of speech |
The Times Concise |
21 May 2018 |
| 'As American as apple pie,' for example |
New York Times |
21 May 2018 |
| Look pleased about one's figure |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Mar 2018 |
| Show pleasure about one turn of phrase |
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| Show pleasure, coming across international figure of speech |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Jan 2018 |
| "As American as apple pie," for example |
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| 'Good as gold,' e.g |
Premier Sunday |
24 Dec 2017 |
| Literary device from this author bringing sign of amusement all round |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Nov 2017 |
| Literary likening |
Newsday |
16 Nov 2017 |
| Look pleased about one figure of speech |
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| Poetic device that makes a direct comparison between two things, as "She walks in beauty, like the night" |
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| "As clear as mud," e.g |
USA Today |
08 Mar 2017 |
| "As clear as mud," e.g. |
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| 'Cold as ice,' e.g |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Dec 2016 |
| Colorful comparison |
Newsday |
22 May 2016 |
| Laugh about one happy as clam for instance |
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| ''Cold as ice'' or ''big as life'' |
Newsday |
19 Apr 2016 |
| Tough as nails, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
26 Nov 2015 |
| Quiet as a mouse, e.g |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
13 Nov 2015 |
| Be visibly pleased about current device, comparatively speaking |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Apr 2015 |
| Tough as nails, e.g. |
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| Quiet as a mouse, e.g. |
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| Pretty as a picture, for one |
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| Literary likening |
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| Figure is about 80 chains |
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| Show amusement about one as daft as a brush, say |
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| As easy as pie, say |
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| Comparison in writing |
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| Quiet as a mouse, e.g. |
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| "Sharp as a tack," for example |
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| Idiom with "as" in the middle |
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| Literary comparison |
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| Pretty as a picture, e.g. |
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| Run like the wind, e.g. |
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| Idiom with "as" in the middle |
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| Run like the wind, e.g. |
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| Black as night, e.g. |
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| "Thick as thieves," e.g. |
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| As plain as day, e.g. |
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| Warm as toast, e.g. |
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| As plain as day, e.g. |
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| Literary comparison |
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| "Smart as a whip," for instance |
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| 'Cute as a button,' e.g. |
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| "Right as rain," e.g. |
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| "Cool as a cucumber," e.g. |
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| "Sick as a dog," for instance |
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| Literary likening |
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| "Quiet as a mouse," e.g. |
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| Metaphor's cousin |
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| Neat as a pin, e.g. |
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| "Life is like a box of chocolates," e.g. |
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| Fresh as a daisy, e.g. |
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| "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose," e.g. |
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| Sick as a dog, e.g. |
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| Hard as a rock, say |
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| "Eyes like stars," e.g. |
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| Pretty as a picture, e.g. |
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| "Proud as a peacock," e.g. |
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| Tough as nails, e.g. |
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| "Pretty as a picture," e.g. |
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| "Hot as a pistol," e.g. |
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| 'Sharp as a tack,' e.g. |
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| Presenter of a likeness? |
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| Cute as a button, for one |
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| Float like a butterfly, say |
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| "Sick as a dog," for instance |
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| Bit of literary imagery |
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| Writer's likeness? |
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| Literary comparison |
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| Pretty as a picture, e.g. |
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| Figure of speech |
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| "Lips like cherries," e.g. |
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| Metaphor's cousin |
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| Good as gold, for example |
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| "Smart as a whip," e.g. |
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| Comparison |
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| Literary device |
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| Literary device |
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| Literary comparison |
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| "Hard as nails," for one |
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| Neat as a pin, say |
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| Writer's device |
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| Literary device |
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| Hard as nails, e.g. |
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| Sick as a dog, e.g. |
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| Good as gold, for example |
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| She is like a rose, say |
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| "Healthy as a horse," e.g. |
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| Figure of speech is back by not a small distance? |
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| Comparison |
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| Figure of speech |
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| Metaphor kin |
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| Figure of speech |
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| Quiet as a mouse, e.g. |
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| As fit as a fiddle for one |
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| Hot as a pistol, e.g. |
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| Comparison type |
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| Pretty as a picture, e.g. |
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| Tough as nails, for example |
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| Cousin of a metaphor |
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| "My love is like a red, red rose," e.g. |
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| A trope |
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| Cheeks like roses, e.g. |
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| One of the tropes |
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| Hair like silk, e.g. |
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| Metaphor's cousin |
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| Figure of speech |
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| "Red as a rose" is one |
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| Hard as nails, for one |
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| As hot as hell, e.g. |
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| Poetic device |
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| Poetic figure. |
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| Comparison. |
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| "Cheeks like roses," for example. |
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| "Hot as Tophet," for example. |
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| Figure of speech. |
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| Rhetorical comparison. |
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| "Snug as a bug," for instance. |
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| Imaginative comparison. |
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