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Question
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following category.
Idioms with objects
- as black as coal
- ______
- ______
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Solution
- as black as coal
- as soft as butter
- as light as cotton
- As white as snow
- As hard as nails
- As solid as a rock
- As clear as crystal
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