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as active as quicksilver |
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as angy as a wasp |
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as afraid as a grasshopper |
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as far apart as the poles |
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as ageless as the sun |
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as arid as the sands of Sahara |
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as agile as a cat ( a monkey ) |
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as artificial as clockwork |
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as alert as chamois ( as a bird in
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as artificial as made ice |
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as alike as two peas |
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as audacious as the day |
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as alone as a leper |
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as awful as justice |
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as alone as Crusoe |
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as awful as thunder |
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as ambitious as Lady Macbeth |
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as awkward as a cow on ice |
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as ancient as the sun ( the stars ) |
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