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as talkative as a magpie |
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as thin as a wafer |
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as tall as a giant |
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as thirsty as a sponge ( as Tantalus ) |
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as tall as a steeple ( mast ) |
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as thoughtless as a lark |
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as tall as maypole |
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as tidy as a candy shop |
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as tall as a poplar |
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as tight as a drum head |
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as tame as a sheep |
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as tight as teeth |
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as tame as a chicken |
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as tight as wax |
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as tame as a hare |
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as timid as a mouse |
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as tame as a house cat |
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as timid as a fawn |
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as taut as a fiddle string |
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as timid as a rabbit ( as a hare ) |
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as tedious as a guilty conscience |
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as tired as tombstones |
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as tenacious as a bull-dog |
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as tough as leather ( said of food hard to chew ) |
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as tender as a bud |
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as tough as nails |
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as tender as a chicken (i.e. in eating flesh ) |
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as trackless as the sea ( as the desert ) |
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as tender as a lamb |
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as tranquil as the summer sea |
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as tender as a shepherd |
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as transient as lightning |
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as tender as tears |
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as transparent as glass |
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as terrible as J ove |
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as treacherous as the memory |
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as terrible as hell |
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as tricky as an ape ( a monkey ) |
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as thick as ants |
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as trivial as a parrot's prate |
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as thick as a cable |
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as troublesome as a monkey |
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as thick as thieves |
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as true as the gospel |
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as thick as hail ( as hailstones ) |
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as true as steel |
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as thick as blackberries |
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as truthful as a knight of old |
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as thin as a groat ( as a lath ) |
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as tuneless as a bag of wool |
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as thin as a rake |
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