As black as thunder(sin)臉色陰森，面帶怒容

雷是看不見而聽得見的，但打雷時天色陰沉可怕，因此有時再加cloud而成as black as thunder cloud.

【例】“I’m done,” thought Robinson, “there he is as black as thunder.” “我完了，”魯濱遜想，“他臉色如此可怕。”（Reade: It Is Never Too Late To Mend）

 

As cold as charity 極其冷淡；冷冰冰

這里的charity 既不是《圣經。哥林多前書》第十三章第十三節所說的“其中最大的是愛”，也不是熱心人士助人的慷慨，而是暗諷一些人像某些慈善機關那樣，對求助者總是冷冰冰的

【例】my parents are both as cold as charity towards me.我的雙親對我極其冷淡。

 

As different as chalk from chess 外貌相似而實質不同

為何要用chalk 和 cheese 作為典型例子？也許是兩個詞開頭都是ch而課押頭韻。

【例】the two brothers resembled each other physically, but were as different in their natures as chalk from cheese.這兩兄弟外表挺相像，但是品格卻絕不相同。

As easy as pot 非常容易，輕而易舉

這個引喻來自燒菜；把肉和其他佐料往鍋里一扔，很快就可把菜燒好。

【例】the work is as easy as pot for him.這工作對他來說是輕而易舉的。

 

As fit as a fiddle精神奕奕，十分健康

這條成語在一五九八年首次出現。用小提琴象征健康，頗有深意。由于fit和fiddle 押頭韻，念起來容易上口，所以這條成語很流行。

【例】the doctor pronounced her(as) fit as a fiddle. 醫生宣傳她的健康良好。

 

As lean(或thin)as a rake 骨瘦如柴，瘦骨嶙峋

源出喬叟的《坎特伯雷故事集序言》中的一句：“他的馬骨瘦如柴。”（as lean was his horse as is a rake.）因為馬瘦的連肋骨也可以看得見，可與草耙相比。

【例】the old man was as lean as a rake.這老人瘦骨嶙峋。

 

As like as two peas in a pod一模一樣

這條成語有時略去“in a pod”；最早在一五八零年出現于李利的小說《尤富埃斯》中。

【例】the twin girls are as like as peas in a pod.這對孿生女長得一模一樣。

 

As merry as a cricket (或grig)非常高興，非常快樂

蟋蟀之所以被看作快活的象征，是因為它的叫聲動聽，因此從前人們認為家中有蟋蟀是幸福的事。這條成語在一五四六年首先出現于海伍德的《諺語集》中。

【例】though I am poor, I am as merry as a cricket. 我雖然窮，可是卻很快樂。

 

As plain as a pikestaff顯而易見，一目了然，一清二楚

這里的pikestaff(尖頭杖)是貨郎站下來休息時用來支撐擔子的手杖，因此以前有人不說pikestaff而說packstaff（撐擔杖）。至于plain（無花紋的），據《牛津諺語集》解釋，是指沒有裝飾的表面。

【例】The course of action is as plain as a pikestaff.訴訟程序一清二楚。

 

As proud as a peacock不可一世，非常高傲

孔雀開屏時，總是昂首闊步，一派洋洋自得的樣子。頗像有些人趾高氣揚，不可一世之貌。

【例】he is as proud as peacock.他非常高傲