Alfred Henry Lewis Similes. Frank J. Wilstach, comp. 1916. A Dictionary of Similes

Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Alfred Henry Lewis


Affable as a wet dog.	1
Blush like a sunset.	2
Boundless as the glory of Texas.	3
Common as delirium tremens in New York.	4
Cuts like a cold-chisel.	5
Free as the waters of life.	6
Game as hornets.	7
Glib as wolves.	8
Handsome as one full on drugs.	9
Lasts about as long as a keg of cider at a barn raising.	10
Mad as a drunken squaw.	11
Obvious as stars on a clear night.	12
Peaceful as two pups in a basket.	13
Peaceful as two six-shooters on the same belt.	14
Out of place as a faro layout in a Sunday school.	15
Pretty as a diamond flush.	16
Scared as a jack-rabbit that has heard the howl of a wolf.	17
Snores like sawin’ planks.	18
Solid as a sod house.	19
Steady as a church.	20
Tremble like a shot pigeon.	21
Unexpected as a fifth ace in a poker deck.	22
Yell like a wronged panther.	23