As puny as …
An ideologically committed army officer expects her child to be born robust and struggle-ready, and is disappointed by his neo-natal...
Good strong tea
A novel way to signal strong tea, its being so solid that it can support a mouse's weight. The more...
As known to me as…
Two in one here, both unfamiliar ways of describing something familiar. Wood knots, if you live with them, do become...
As quiet as…
Elsewhere Logue uses light as the simile for silence – ‘as quiet as air’ – but I also loved this...
As serene as …
A novel image for serenity. Use it next time you are describing someone or something serene.
'He was serene as...
Life lived as a rose trellis
One of Rilke's translators used this surprising and touching metaphor to describe him. I like the idea of being -...
Life simile
What a surprising simile for life - at least in its easeful moments - likening it to a familiar tool...
Sticking like a burr
I've heard people describe someone as sticking like glue, or like Velcro, and burrs were the original inspiration for this...
Great grassy hills
A beautiful description of a large-hearted calming character, who has a benign influence on those around him. We need more...
Like a mouse
You can see the man sawing between his teeth, the high-speed tooth-pick darting in and out like a mouse in...
As vindictive as…
Apologies to all camels if this sullies your good character, but I liked the simile and had fun finding a...
Girders like insect legs
An unexpected way to convey the chaotic structural metalwork of half-finished buildings. From Rory Stewart's engaging account of his walk...
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