Similes with LIKE + a NOUN PHRASE (1)

By request here is a list of some similes that are made up of (a verb) and then like followed by a noun phrase. Today we will concentrate on ones related to animals.

We told John to be careful when he was decorating the living room, but he's like a bull in a china shop so unsurprisingly things got broken.

I don't know where John had been or what he'd been doing but I swear when he walked through the door he looked like something the cat dragged in.

I've been running around like a headless chicken all day, I haven't had a moment to sit down and relax.

When Nancy first moved to Spain she felt like a fish out of water, but she soon got used to the Spanish way of life.

When Kelly won the award for employee of the year she sat in front of us all grinning like the cat that got the cream. I was so jealous!

If Jamie doesn't get a good night's sleep, he's like a bear with a sore head for the rest of the day!