After months of rest, Grandma seemed sound as a barrel, joking and walking around the garden.

The development schedule, as of now, indicates the update will be released next week.

The shirt I bought online is loose as a goose and keeps slipping off my shoulders.

Her smile was gay as springtime, brightening even the dullest mornings.

The company's profits this quarter were impressive as against last year's figures.

His promises were phony as a three-dollar bill, so I didn't trust him.

After the meeting, Jenna was mad as a bear with a sore head when she learned the contract had been canceled.

No matter how you phrase it, try as one may, you can't change some people's minds.

She was as game as Ned Kelly when she volunteered to swim across the river to rescue the dog.

The night was black as a dog's guts, and I could barely make out the outlines of the trees.