| as brave as | a lion |
| as busy as | a bee |
| as changeable as | the weather |
| as cool as (opanowany) | a cucumber |
| as cunning as (przebiegły) | a fox |
| as dark/black as | coal / pitch (smoła) |
| as dead as | a/the dodo |
| as deaf as (głuchy) | a post (pień) |
| as drunk/pissed as | a lord |
| as dry as | dust |
| as easy as | ABC / anything / pie |
| as flat as | a pancake |
| as gentle as | a lamb |
| as good as | anything / gold |
| as happy as | a sandboy |
| as hungry as | a wolf |
| as like as | two peas (in a pod) |
| as mad as | a hatter (kapelusznik) |
| as old as | the hills |
| as poor as | a church mouse |
| as pretty as | a picture |
| as proud as | a peacock |
| as quick as | lightning |
| as quiet as | a mouse |
| as red as | a beetroot |
| as safe as | houses |
| as sick as | a dog |
| as slippery as (śliski) | an eel (węgorz) |
| as smooth as | velvet |
| as sober as | a judge |
| as soft as | velvet |
| as stiff as (sztywny) | a poker (pogrzebacz) |
| as strong as | an ox |
| as stubborn as (uparty) | a mule |
| as thick as | thieves (bardzo sobie bliscy) |
| as thin as | a rake (chudy jak szczapa) |
| as tough as (wytrzymały) | old boots |
| as weak as | a baby / a kitten |
| as white as | chalk |
| as wise as | an owl |