like a dog

1. “It’sbeen a hardday’snightandI’vebeenworking.... It’sbeen a hardday’snightand I shouldbesleeping.... like a dog like a log

2. Similes A simile is a figure of speech that says that one thing is like another different thing. We can use similes to make descriptions more emphatic or vivid. We often use the words as...as and like with similes.

3. His skin was as cold as ice. It felt as hard as rock. She looked as gentle as a lamb. something [is*] AS adjective AS something* be, feel, taste, look, smell, see

4. My love is like a red, red rose. These cookies taste like garbage. He had a temper (that was) like a volcano. something [is*] LIKE something* be, feel, taste, look, smell, see

5. He eats like a pig. He smokes like a chimney. They fought like cats and dogs. something [does**] LIKE something* * action verb

6. AS adjective AS something meaning as blind as a bat completelyblind as cold as ice verycold as flat as a pancake completely flat as light as a feather very light as strong as a bull verystrong as white as snow purewhite

7. LIKE something possible meaning (depending on context) like a rose beautiful like a volcano explosive likegarbage disgusting like a dream wonderful, incredible like golddust precious likedewdrops sweetandpure

8. LIKE something meaning to drink like a fish to drink a lot to eat like a bird to eatverylittle to eat like a horse to eat a lot to eat like a pig to eatimpolitely to singlikeanangel to sing beautifully to sleep like a log to sleep well and soundly

9. Similes often make use of irony or sarcasm. In such cases they may even mean the opposite of the adjective used. His explanation was as clear as mud. The film was as interesting as watching a copy of Windows download. Watching the show was like watching paint dry.

10. Source: www.englishclub.com/similes