| "Free as a bird" and others |
Universal |
06 Feb 2024 |
| Literary comparisons |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jan 2024 |
| They use 'like' in a non-Valley Girl way |
New York Times |
26 Jul 2023 |
| Phrases with 'as a' in the middle |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2023 |
| Poetic devices |
LA Times Daily |
07 May 2021 |
| Poetic devices |
The Washington Post |
07 May 2021 |
| 'Smart as a whip' and 'sharp as a tack' |
New York Times |
29 Dec 2020 |
| Figures of speech |
Newsday |
08 Dec 2019 |
| Literary comparisons |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Sep 2019 |
| Many ''as''-in-middle phrases |
Newsday |
04 Aug 2019 |
| Rhetorical comparisons |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Jun 2019 |
| Literary comparisons |
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| Rhetorical comparisons |
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| Poetic analogies |
Universal |
29 Dec 2018 |
| 'Thick as a Brick' and 'Solid as a Rock,' e.g |
The Washington Post Sunday |
14 Oct 2018 |
| 'Good as gold' et al |
USA Today |
19 May 2018 |
| "Good as gold" et al. |
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| Poetic analogies |
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| 'She's Like the Wind' and others |
New York Times |
23 Dec 2017 |
| Looks happy picking up current figures of speech |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Dec 2017 |
| "Good as gold" et al |
USA Today |
25 May 2017 |
| Comparative phrases |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Apr 2017 |
| "She's Like the Wind" and others |
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| Fit as a fiddle and tough as nails |
LA Times Daily |
18 May 2016 |
| "Mad as a hatter" et al |
USA Today |
11 Mar 2016 |
| Fit as a fiddle and tough as nails |
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| 'Happy as a clam' and 'blind as a bat' |
The Washington Post |
07 Nov 2015 |
| Like expressions? |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jan 2015 |
| "Happy as a clam" and "blind as a bat" |
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| Like expressions? |
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| "Good as gold" and "fresh as a daisy" |
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| Animal analogies, often |
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| Some 101-Downs |
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| Some 101-Downs |
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| Like words? |
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| "Like" things? |
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| Theme of this puzzle |
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| Phrases with "as a" in the middle |
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| "Fresh as a daisy" and others |
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| Like expressions? |
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| Metaphors' relatives |
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| Comparative phrases |
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| Like things? |
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| "Good as gold" and the like |
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| Figures of speech |
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| Like words |
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| "Good as gold" and "right as rain" |
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| "Mad as a hatter" and "crazy as a loon" |
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| "My Luve's like a red red rose" and others |
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| Poetic analogies |
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| Plath ploys |
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| Some tropes |
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| Rhetorical comparisons |
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| Figures of speech |
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| 99 Across and others. |
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| Good as gold, and others. |
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| Figures of speech. |
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| Poets' comparisons. |
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| Comparisons. |
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