Az ugyan erősen valószínűtlen, hogy valaha is imígyen kelljen verbálisan utalnunk a 777-ik (bármilyen) évfordulónkra, de ha úgy éreznénk, hogy kifogytunk a kifejezésekből, akár a tanulók sikereit fennhangon elemezendő (Fényes vagy, mint egy gomb, kisfiam!), akár csak az aznapi hangulatunkat depikciálandó (kihaltam, mint a dodók), íme, egy kis segítség:

Phrases:

as angry as hell
as bitter as gall
as black as hell
as blind as a bat
as bold as brass
as brave as a lion
as bright as a button
as busy as a bee
as calm as a millpond
as cheap as dirt
as clean as a whistle
as clear as day
as clear as mud
as close as the grave
as clumsy as an elephant
as cold as marble
as cold as steel/stone
as cool as a cucumber
as cunning as a fox
as dark as death
as dead as a dodo/doornail
as deaf as a post
as drunk as a lord
as dry as dust
as dull as ditch water
as easy as anything/pie
as fast as a deer
as fat as a pig
as fit as a fiddle
as flat as a pancake
as fresh as a daisy
as gentle as a lamb
as good as gold
as good as new
as green as grass
as hard as nails
as harmless as a dove
as heavy as lead
as high as a kite
as hot as fire
as hungry as a wolf
as large as life
as light as a feather
as like as two peas
as mad as a hatter
as mean as a snake
as nutty as a fruitcake
as old as the hills
as pale as death
as poor as a church mouse
as poor as dirt
as pretty as a picture
as proud as a peacock
as quick as a flash
as regular as a clockwork
as right as rain
as safe as houses
as sick as a dog, parrot
as slim as a willow
as sober as a judge
as sound as a bell
as steady as a rock
as sure as hell
as thick as thieves
as thin as a stick
as tired as a dog
as tough as old boots
as ugly as sin
as warm as toast
as weak as water
as white as snow
as white as a ghost


- as black as the ace of spades
- as tight as a tiger (Mindkettő Billy Brighttól, hálás köszönet! A cenzúra meg csak cerúza, na. :D )