Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Consume
Consume as snow against the sun.
—Anonymous
Consumed her … like a flame.
—Matthew Arnold
Consume, like a devouring fire.
—George Sandys
Consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
—Old Testament
Consume away like a moth; surely every man is vanity.
—Old Testament
Consumed like smoke.
—Old Testament
Consumed them as stubble.
—Old Testament
Consuming like a vapor.
—John Greenleaf Whittier