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