Baby Metaphors

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Similes:
I. My wife so clean, she washed her hands until it were as smooth as glass.
II. I love to eat strawberries, when they as red and shiny as rubies.
III. Black ice in the rode as slippery as an eel.
IV. This weekend I will sleep like a baby.
V. The world is like a stage.

Metaphors:
I. I do not like to deal with people who have black heart. (Evil personality).
II. My daughter Malak is a copycat. She always wants to do what her mother doing. (A person who copies other people).
III. My son Omar has a sunny disposition. (Happy personality).
IV. I am the guardian angel for my family.
V. I do not like to be nosy, curiosity killed the cat!

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