After months of hardship, her spirit was like a phoenix from the ashes, stronger than ever.

The little girl smiled because the kitten was cute as a speckled pup.

The picnic table had an A-shaped support frame that made it extra sturdy.

Every compliment from the audience had given someone a big head, and the musician soon started acting arrogant.

By the end of the night, Tom was drunk as a fiddler and had to be helped home.

By the end of the night he was drunk as a wheelbarrow, wobbling down the street.

After the wedding reception, he stumbled home drunk as a piper.

After the pub crawl, Mark was drunk as a fiddler's bitch and could barely stand.

Trying to explain the new policy to him feels like speaking to a brick wall.

After the wedding reception, Tom walked home drunk as a sow.