As black as thunder(sin)脸色阴森，面带怒容

雷是看不见而听得见的，但打雷时天色阴沉可怕，因此有时再加cloud而成as black as thunder cloud.

【例】“I’m done,” thought Robinson, “there he is as black as thunder.” “我完了，”鲁滨逊想，“他脸色如此可怕。”（Reade: It Is Never Too Late To Mend）

 

As cold as charity 极其冷淡；冷冰冰

这里的charity 既不是《圣经。哥林多前书》第十三章第十三节所说的“其中最大的是爱”，也不是热心人士助人的慷慨，而是暗讽一些人像某些慈善机关那样，对求助者总是冷冰冰的

【例】my parents are both as cold as charity towards me.我的双亲对我极其冷淡。

 

As different as chalk from chess 外貌相似而实质不同

为何要用chalk 和 cheese 作为典型例子？也许是两个词开头都是ch而课押头韵。

【例】the two brothers resembled each other physically, but were as different in their natures as chalk from cheese.这两兄弟外表挺相像，但是品格却绝不相同。

As easy as pot 非常容易，轻而易举

这个引喻来自烧菜；把肉和其他佐料往锅里一扔，很快就可把菜烧好。

【例】the work is as easy as pot for him.这工作对他来说是轻而易举的。

 

As fit as a fiddle精神奕奕，十分健康

这条成语在一五九八年首次出现。用小提琴象征健康，颇有深意。由于fit和fiddle 押头韵，念起来容易上口，所以这条成语很流行。

【例】the doctor pronounced her(as) fit as a fiddle. 医生宣传她的健康良好。

 

As lean(或thin)as a rake 骨瘦如柴，瘦骨嶙峋

源出乔叟的《坎特伯雷故事集序言》中的一句：“他的马骨瘦如柴。”（as lean was his horse as is a rake.）因为马瘦的连肋骨也可以看得见，可与草耙相比。

【例】the old man was as lean as a rake.这老人瘦骨嶙峋。

 

As like as two peas in a pod一模一样

这条成语有时略去“in a pod”；最早在一五八零年出现于李利的小说《尤富埃斯》中。

【例】the twin girls are as like as peas in a pod.这对孪生女长得一模一样。

 

As merry as a cricket (或grig)非常高兴，非常快乐

蟋蟀之所以被看作快活的象征，是因为它的叫声动听，因此从前人们认为家中有蟋蟀是幸福的事。这条成语在一五四六年首先出现于海伍德的《谚语集》中。

【例】though I am poor, I am as merry as a cricket. 我虽然穷，可是却很快乐。

 

As plain as a pikestaff显而易见，一目了然，一清二楚

这里的pikestaff(尖头杖)是货郎站下来休息时用来支撑担子的手杖，因此以前有人不说pikestaff而说packstaff（撑担杖）。至于plain（无花纹的），据《牛津谚语集》解释，是指没有装饰的表面。

【例】The course of action is as plain as a pikestaff.诉讼程序一清二楚。

 

As proud as a peacock不可一世，非常高傲

孔雀开屏时，总是昂首阔步，一派洋洋自得的样子。颇像有些人趾高气扬，不可一世之貌。

【例】he is as proud as peacock.他非常高傲