The rise of social media has proven to be a boon and a bane for modern journalism.

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence can be a boon or a bane, depending on how we choose to use it.

The corporation hired a rent-a-mob to intimidate protesters outside the factory.

After the long flight, my legs felt stiff as a board.

After the long hike, his legs felt stiff as a poker, and he could barely climb the stairs.

Without his glasses, he was blind as a mole and couldn't even find the light switch.

After the lights went out, he was blind as a beetle and struggled to find his phone.

Her blunt critique landed like a fart in church, offending everyone in the room.

After finishing graduate school, they focused on starting a family before buying a house.

They decided to start a family after they bought a house.