to eat like a horse (to describe someone who always has a big appetite)

to drink like a fish (to describe someone who always drinks a lot of alcohol)

to have a memory like a sieve (about a forgetful person – sieves have holes in them)

to sleep like a log (to sleep very deeply and for a long time)

to have eyes like a hawk (describing someone who sees every small detail)

to work like a dream (when something works perfectly, e.g. a plan, a machine

as deaf as a post (to describe someone who hears badly)

as blind as a bat (to describe someone who sees badly)

as thin as a rake (to describe someone who is very slim/underweight)

as mad as a hatter (to describe someone who is eccentric)

as drunk as a lord (when someone has drunk too much)

as sick as a dog (sick in the sense of vomiting)

as sick as a parrot (sick in the sense of extremely disappointed)

as white as a sheet (when somene’s face is white due to fear)

as red as a beetroot (someone’s face when embarrassed)

as brown as a berry (when someone has a deep suntan)

as black as night

as strong as an ox (about a person with great strength)

as light as a feather (when something weighs very little)

as busy as a bee

as quiet as a mouse (someone who is shy and untalkative; someone who is being quiet
so as not to be heard)

as quick as a flash (when something moves fast; someone does something quickly)

as dry as a bone (when something is very or totally dry)

as white as milk

as red as blood

as black as coal
as cool as cucumber

as sharp as a needle

as quick as lightning

as gentle as a dove

as busy as a bee

as brave as a lion

cries like a baby

sleeps like a log

swims like a fish

run like the wind

as beautiful as a rainbow

as tall as a giraffe