I. EXAMPLES: He is as poor as a church mouse. He is as fit as a fiddle though he is already seventy. Shelly’s father is always as busy as a bee. The twin sisters are as different as night and day. The lecture is as dull as ditch-water. II. DIALOGUES: A: Have you seen him run in a race? B: Yes. He’s as fast as the wind when he runs. A: But he’s not too good when it comes to studying. B: One of my friends said he’s as dumb as a post. A: That’s not a nice thing to say. B: Maybe it’s not nice, but it’s true.
