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as dangerous as machine guns |
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as disappointing as wet gunpowder |
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as dark as a dungeon ( as pitch, as midnight ) |
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as dismal as a hearse |
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as dead as a door nail ( as the Roman Empire ) |
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as distant as the horizon |
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as dead as mutton ( as wood ) |
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as dizzy as a goose |
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as dead as a herring |
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as docile as a lamb |
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as deaf as a beetle ( as the billows ) |
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as dreadful as a gathering storm |
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as deaf as a post |
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as dreary as an Asian steppe ( as an empty house ) |
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as deceitful as the devil |
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as drunk as a lord ( as a fiddler ) |
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as deceptive as the mirage of the desert |
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as drunk as a top ( as fish, as a beggar ) |
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as deep as despair |
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as dry as a biscuit |
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as deep as hell ( as the sea ) |
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as dry as dust |
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as deep as a well ( as a draw-well ) |
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as dry as a bone |
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as dejected as a wet hen |
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as dry as a mummy |
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as delicious as forbidden fruit ( as a dream ) |
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as dry as a stick |
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as desolate as a tomb |
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as dull as ditch water ( as lead ) |
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as devoted as a faithful dog |
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as dumb as any oyster ( as a mouse ) |
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as devoted as a mother |
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as dumb as a statue |
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as difficult as a Greek puzzle ( as a beginning ) |
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as dumb as stone |
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as dirty as a hog ( pig ) |
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