As wet as a fish - as dry as a
;
As live as a bird - as dead as a
;
As heavy as lead - as light as a
;
As steady as time - uncertain as
;
As hot as an oven - as cold as a
;
As gay as a lark - as sick as a
;
As red as a rose - as square as a
;
As bold as a thief - as sly as a
.