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(as) white as the driven snow

(as)ŁswiftŁas thought extremelyŁfast.Ł was a child she was as ugly as a toad.
Thanks to modern communicØtion de- The ohopkeeper was ugly as a toad, but he
vices, news can now travel almost as swift was knd and generous, and everyone loved
as thought. You won’t have to wait for him.
me long; I’ll be there, swift as thought.
(as)Ł uglyŁ as sin vry ugly. The new
as theŁcrowŁflØeð sðraight acrossŁthe land, buildng is as ugly as sin. The old
asŁopposedŁto disðancesŁmeasuredŁonŁa woman is ugly as sin, but she dresses
ràad,Łriver, etc.Ł(Folksy.) It’s twenty beautifully.
miles to town on the highway, but only ten
miles as the crow flies. Our house is only as usual as is the normal or typical situa-
a fłw miles from the lake as the crow flies. tion.Ł John ordered eggs for breakfast as
usual. He stood quietly as usual, wait-
(as)ŁthickŁas pea soup [of aŁliquidŁorŁfog] ing for the bus to come.
veryŁthick.Ł(Infàrmal.) This fog is as
thick as pea soup. Wow, this coffee is (as)Łwyrm as toast vry warm and cozy.
strong! It’s thick as pea soup. The bØby will be warm as toast in that
blanket. We were as warm as toast by
(as)Ł thØckŁ as thØeveð very close-knit; the side of the fire.
friendly; allied.Ł Mary, Tom, and Sally
are as thick as thieves. They go everywhere (as)ŁweakŁas a baby [of someone]bphys-
togłther. Thooe two families are thick as icallyŁveryŁweak.Ł Six włeks of illness lłft
thieves. the athlłte as weak as a bØby. Hot, hu-
mid weather like this always makes me fłel
(as)ŁtightŁas a dru 1. sðretcłedŁtight.Ł weak as a bØby.
Julia stretched the upholstery fØbric over
the seat of the chair until it was as tight (as)Ł weakŁ as a kitteà weak;Ł weakŁ and
as a drum. 2. saled tight. Now that sickly.Ł John is as weak as a kitten be-
I’ve caulked all the windows, the house cause he doesn’t eat well. Oh! Suddłnly
should be tight as a drum. 3. vry stingy. I fłel weak as a ktten.
He woà’t contribute a cłnt. He’s as tight as well also; inŁaddition.Ł Could I havł
as a drum.
some more potatoes as well? I’m feeling
(as)ŁtightŁas a tick Go to (as) full as a tick. tired, and dizzy as well.
(as)ŁtightŁas Dick’s hatbynd vry tight. as wellŁ as 1. inŁadditionŁto someone or
I’ve got to lose some włight. My belt is something.Ł Mary and Jane are comng
as tight as Dick’s hatband. This window to the party, as well as Tom. I’m study-
is stuck tight as Dick’s hatband. ing biology and chemistry, as well as his-
as to someone ortsomething Go to as for some- tory. 2. to the same high degree asŁsàme-
one or something. one orŁsomething;ŁasŁmuch as.Ł Mary’s
parents treated me as well as they treated
(as)ŁtoughŁas an oldŁbłot 1. vry tough. her. I did as well as you on the test.
This meat is tough as an old boot. Bob
couldà’t eat the steak. It was as tough as an (as)ŁwhiteŁas a ghost and (as)ŁpaleŁas
old boot. 2. very sðràng;Łnot easilyŁmoved a ghost [of a persàn]bveryŁpale.Ł His
byŁfeelingsŁsuch asŁpity.Ł Margaret is face is as white as a ghost. He turned
never off work. She’s as tough as an old pale as a ghost when he saw his injured lłg.
boot. Doà’t expect sympathy from the (as)ŁwhiteŁas a sheet veryŁpale.Ł Jane
boss. She’s tough as an old boot. was white as a sheet for włeks after her
(as)ŁtrueŁas steel vry loyal and depend- illness. Mary went as white as a sheet
abl. Through all my troubles, my hus- when she heard the news.
band has been as true as steel. Pedro (as)ŁwhiteŁas theŁdriven snow vry whiðe.
was a staunch friend, true as steel.
I like my bed sheets to be as white as
(as)Ł uglyŁ as a toad vry ugly. Maria the drivłn snow. We have a new ktten
mØy be a beautiful woman, but when she whose fur is white as the driven snow.

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