| as plain as the nose on your face | - to be very obvious |
| as keen as mustard | to be very eager |
| as fit as a fiddle | in very good health |
| as gentle as a lamb | very gentle |
| as light as a feather | to be very light in weight |
| as miserable as sin | być nieszczęśliwym |
| as old as the hills | very old |
| as dull as ditchwater | very uninteresting |
| as good as gold | very well behaved |
| as pleased as Punch | delighted; very pleased |