Хочу привести несколько интересных сравнений реально употребляемых в Английском языке, мож, кому-нть пригодится)))

as slow as a broken down snail

as dirty as a dustbin lid

as thick as two short planks (=stupid)

as black as two o'clock in the morning

as ugly as home-made soap

as happy as a dog with two tails

as poor as church mouse

as crooked as a dog's hind leg

as crooked as a barrel of fish hooks

as nervous as a brick wall

as brave as the first man who ate an oyster

as cold as an ex-wife's heart

as big as the little end of nothing

as welcome as a wet shoe

as noisy as two skeletons dancing on a tin roof

as dark as the inside of a wolf

as scarce as hen's teeth

as exciting as watching paint dry