Idioms: as new -- as slow as molasses in January


 
IdiomMeaningExample
as new like new, in mint condition For Sale: 1999 Mazda Miata, red, all options, low km, as new.
as plain as day easy to see, clearly visible, in broad daylight I saw it, as plain as day - Bigfoot - not twenty feet away!
as plain as the nose on your face very easy to see or understand, very clear, crystal clear We have photos of the earth from outer space that prove the earth is round. It's as plain as the nose on your face!
as poor as a church mouse very poor, having little, the wolf is at the door How can they refuse to help her? She's as poor as a church mouse.
as right as rain (See right as rain)
as scarce as hen's teeth rare, uncommon, not many of them Country doctors are as scarce as hen's teeth.
as sick as a dog very sick, very ill, as sick as a parrot, in sick bay Barry can't come to practice. He's sick as a dog!
as sick as a parrot very, very sick; on your deathbed, sicker than a dog Samuel's voice sounds weird because he's as sick as a parrot.
as slow as a dead snail unbeatable in slowness He writes as slow as a dead snail, only a word or two per day!
as slow as molasses in January only a dead snail is slower The tortoise is very slow - as slow as molasses in January.
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