1 As black as crow.................Đen như quạ

2 As busy as a bee...................Chăm chỉ như ong

3 As cunning as a fox.............Ranh như cáo

4 As fat as a big.............Béo như lợn

5 As fierce as a lion...............Giữ như cọp

6 As fierce as a tiger...........Ác như hùm

7 As slippery as an eel.............Trơn như lươn

8 As slow as a tortoise.............Chậm như rùa

9 As slow as a snail.............Chậm như sên

10 As stink as a polecat.........Hôi như chồn

11 As thick as ants..........Đông như kiến

12 As wet as a drowned rat........Ướt như chuột lột

13 Like water off a duck’s back..........Như nước đổ đầu vịt

14 To fight like cat and dog................Đánh nhau như chó với mèo

15 To sing like a bird..............Hót như chim

16 To stick like a leech................Bám dai như đỉa

17 To swim like a fish...............Bơi như rái cá