After the wedding reception, Mark was drunk as a lord and could barely find his taxi.

By the time we found him, he was sick as a dog and couldn't stand.

After the long night out, by morning he was sober as a judge and ready to drive home.

After hearing the good news, she walked down the street happy as a lark, humming a tune and barely noticing the rain.

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

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

The evidence is weak, but be that as it may, we must proceed with the experiment.

He was keen as mustard to volunteer for the weekend fundraiser, offering to coordinate the entire event.

The committee postponed the vote inasmuch as several members were absent.

The town is only five miles away as the crow flies, but the winding road makes the drive take almost an hour.