My grandfather is blind as a bat without his glasses.

After taking the pills, Marcus was high as a kite and could hardly keep his balance.

In uncertain markets, high-quality government bonds are often considered good as gold for preserving capital.

She sighed and muttered that there's nowt so queer as folk when she heard the stranger's story.

When we found the old radio in the attic, it was dead as a doornail and wouldn't power on.

The eccentric inventor, mad as a hatter, scribbled equations on the walls at midnight.

The committee postponed the vote forasmuch as additional data was required to assess the proposal.

At the festival, the children performed a short play as Gaeilge to celebrate their heritage.

After the long rest, my grandad is fit as a lop and eager to get back to the garden.

The records, as far as one knows, were lost in the fire last decade.