Construction "as...as"

AS…AS

Instructions:

1. Translate all the unknown words

2. Match two halves, using the structure as…as to form the comparison phrases (feel free to use Internet sources if needed)

3. Choose at least 10 of them and make your own sentences!

Phrases:

1. as steady as a rock - непоколебимый

2. as flat as a pancake

3. as warm as a toast

4. as thin as rake - худощавый

5. as clumsy as an elephant

6. as hungry as a bear

7. as white as a ghost

8. as green as grass

9. as sly as a fox

10. as blind as a bat – слепой как крот

11. as cool as a cucumber – невозмутимый

12. as busy as a bee

13. as brave a lion

14. as innocent as a lamb

15. as cheap as dirt

16. as old as hills

17. as sure as hell – чертовски уверен

18. as safe as houses

19. as clear as a day

20. as pretty as a picture

21. as cold as ice

22. as happy as a clam

23. as deaf as a post

24. as red as beetroot

25. as free as a bird

26. as black as night

27. as good as gold

28. as sick as a dog

29. as quiet as the grave

30. as quick as a flash

31. as clean as a whistle