Simile, Metaphor
Ants in your pants
METAPHOR (can't sit still, jittery)
Butter fingers
METAPHOR (clumsy at holding stuff)
He's a night owl
METAPHOR (he stays up at night)
Keep your eyes peeled
METAPHOR (keep alert and looking)
Heart of gold
METAPHOR (kind and caring)
Come on slow coach
METAPHOR (person who acts or moves slowly)
A recipe for disaster
METAPHOR (several things combined to make something bad)
Turning over a new leaf
METAPHOR (starting to do things better)
'You can't pull the wool over my eyes'
METAPHOR (you can't trick me)
The weight of the world on your shoulders
METAPHOR lots of big worries
As pure as driven snow
SIMILE (a person is innocent and good)
As cool as a cucumber
SIMILE (calm under stress)
As blind as a bat
SIMILE (can't see well - exaggeration)
As bold as brass
SIMILE (confident, brave)
As sly as a fox
SIMILE (cunning)
Eats like a bird
SIMILE (eats very little)
As busy as a bee
SIMILE (full of energy, doing lots)
As strong as an ox
SIMILE (having great strength)
Like two peas in a pod
SIMILE (identical or nearly so)
As stubborn as a mule
SIMILE (won't do as they're told)
