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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

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Various editions of this treasure hoard are digitized and available online. But maybe you should spoil yourself and get a physical copy of the 17th edition, published in 2005. It's good for hours of quality browsing.
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blue men of the minch   has been listed 1 time with 3 comments

gabriel's hounds   has been listed 1 time with 2 comments

feal and divot   has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

emmets and grockles   has been listed 1 time with 1 comment

as white as a sheet   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as weak as water   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as warm as toast   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as ugly as sin   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as true as troilus   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as tough as old boots   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as thin as a rake   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as thick as two short planks   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as thick as thieves   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as sure as god's in gloucestershire   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as sure as god made little apples   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as sure as eggs is eggs   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as strong as a horse   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as straight as a die   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as stiff as a poker   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as steady as a rock   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as sound as a bell   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as soft as butter   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as sober as a judge   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as snug as a bug in a rug   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as sharp as a tack   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as smart as paint   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as slippery as an eel   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as silent as the grave   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as sick as a parrot   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments

as sick as a dog   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments

as sick as a cat   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as scarce as hen's teeth   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments

as safe as houses   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as round as giotto's o   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as right as rain   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as right as ninepence   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as right as a trivet   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as rich as croesus   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as quick as a flash   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as quiet as a mouse   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as pure as the driven snow   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as pretty as a picture   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as poor as lazarus   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as poor as job   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as poor as a church mouse   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as pleased as punch   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as pleased as a dog with two tails   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as plain as the nose on your face   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as plain as a pikestaff   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as old as the hills   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as old as methuselah   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as old as adam   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as neat as a new pin   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as near as damn it   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as merry as a cricket   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as mad as a march hare   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as mad as a hatter   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as loose as a goose   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as long as your arm   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as like as two peas (in a pod)   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as light as a feather   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as large as life   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as keen as mustard   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as innocent as a lamb   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as hungry as a hunter   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as honest as the day is long   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as high as a kite   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as hard as nails   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as happy as larry   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as happy as a sandboy   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as green as grass   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as good as one's word   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as good as gold   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as generous as hatim   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as game as ned kelly   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as fussy as a hen with one chick   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as fresh as a daisy   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as free as air   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as flat as a pancake   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as fit as a fiddle   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as easy as pie   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as easy as falling off a log   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as dull as ditchwater   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as dry as dust   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as dry as a pommie's bath-towel   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as dry as a bone   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as drunk as davy's sow   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as drunk as a lord   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as different as chalk and cheese   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as deaf as a white cat   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as deaf as a post   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as deaf as an adder   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as deaf as a beetle   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as dead as mutton   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as dead as a doornail   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as dead as a dodo   has been listed 2 times with 1 comment

as daft as a brush   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as cross as two sticks   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as cross as a bear with a sore head   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

as cool as a cucumber   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments

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