similes

busy as a bee

• person likes working

• person has a lot of time

• person has a lot of tasks

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

old as the hills

• the thing or person is really old

• the thing or person is outdated

• the thing or person is unpopular

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

like chalk and cheese

• they don't like each other

• they are different

• they like each other but different

as white as a sheet

• person is scary

• person is scared

• person is fair-skinned

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

dead as a dodo

• something is outdated

• something is unpopular

• something is smelly

clear as mud

• something is dirty

• something is impossible to understand

• something is impossible to see

• person is tough and durable

• person is stubborn

• person is physically strong

memory like a sieve

• you remember all details

• you have memory for some things but not all

• you forget things easily

like a fish out of water

• feel unusual

• feel comfortable

• feel strange and uneasy

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

like two peas in a pod

• very similar, have a lot in common

• not close, but have same interests

• they are siblings or relatives