Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Alfred Henry Lewis

Affable as a wet dog.

Blush like a sunset.

Boundless as the glory of Texas.

Common as delirium tremens in New York.

Cuts like a cold-chisel.

Free as the waters of life.

Game as hornets.

Glib as wolves.

Handsome as one full on drugs.

Lasts about as long as a keg of cider at a barn raising.

Mad as a drunken squaw.

Obvious as stars on a clear night.

Peaceful as two pups in a basket.

Peaceful as two six-shooters on the same belt.

Out of place as a faro layout in a Sunday school.

Pretty as a diamond flush.

Scared as a jack-rabbit that has heard the howl of a wolf.

Snores like sawin’ planks.

Solid as a sod house.

Steady as a church.

Tremble like a shot pigeon.

Unexpected as a fifth ace in a poker deck.

Yell like a wronged panther.