unit 62: similes and idioms with like and as

as blind as a bat

rất mù

like a bat out of hell

chạy nhanh như mới thoát khỏi địa ngục

like a bear with a sore head

cộc cằn

as free as a bird

tự do

like a red rag to a bull

làm ai đó rất tức giận

look like sth the cat brought / dragged in

trông rất bẩn, bừa bộn

as slippery as an eel

lươn lẹo / liên tục trốn thoát / dễ thay đổi quan điểm.

like a fish out of water

cảm thấy ko thoải mái trong 1 môi trường mới

as sly / cunning as a fox

rất xảo quyệt

have eyes like a hawk

rất tinh ý, ko bao giờ bỏ 1 chi tiết thừa

as strong as an ox

rất mạnh mẽ

as far as the eye can / could see

mênh mông không thấy điểm dừng, xa tận chân trời

as plain as the nose on your face

rất dễ nhìn thấy rằng 

as ugly as sin

= hideous

as light as a feather

>< as heavy as lead

avoid sth like the plague

tránh xa gì đó

(have) a memory / mind like a sieve

não cá vàng, nhanh quên

like greased lightning

rất nhanh

as happy as a clam

= as pleased as Punch

as dry as a bone

rất khô

(as) flat as a pancake

phẳng

(as) daft as a brush

ngố ngố, nhìn rất ngu / khờ

(as) good as gold

(trẻ em) rất ngoan

(as) bold as brass

rất tự tin, táo bạo

as often as not / more often than not

thường hay làm gì đó

as clear as mud

rất khó hiểu