When I felt stuck at work, my colleague reminded me that a change is as good as a rest, so I spent the afternoon on a different project.

After spending the morning cleaning, she left her flat neat as a pin.

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

The creek bed lay dry as a dead dingo's donga after weeks without rain.

She arrived late to the meeting, as ever.

By midnight the old theater was quiet as a grave.

When he presented the idea, it became obvious the proposal would go over as well as a lead balloon with the board.

After the long winter, the old fisherman looked wisht as a winnard, barely able to haul in the nets.

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

Everyone laughed when Tom admitted he was dumb as an ox for trusting that obvious scam.