When I used to hang out on some British messageboards, one of my English friends from there and I exchanged a few good similes.
He worked at an American bank in England, and kept hearing various similes used by an American colleague. He got a real kick out of them and would write them down so he wouldn't forget them.
He mentioned some to me.
Maybe you have some similes or metaphors you'd like to share.
~ Some similes that he liked and sent me were:
"He was as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs."
"He was as fast as a one-legged man in a kicking contest."
"He was as frantic as a one-armed paperhanger."
"They were all over him like a cheap suit." (Yeah, that one's common, I know.)
~ Metaphors (commonly-used):
"The lights were on but no one was home."
"She was a few bricks short of a load."
I was hoping some of you might have a few I hadn't heard before.
Thanks for any replies.