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Idioms Where "As" is Used in Comparing

As safe as houses

সম্পূর্ণ নিরাপদ (completely safe)

Examples in Sentences:

  • You can stay here because this place is as safe as houses. (তুমি এখানে থাকতে পারো কারণ এই জায়গাটা সম্পূর্ণ নিরাপদ।)
  • Lima kept her jewelry in the bank’s locker, so that is as safe as houses.

 

As steady as a rock

স্থির (steady)

Examples in Sentences:

  • I am as steady as a rock in my principles. (আমি আমার নীতির ক্ষেত্রে অটল।)
  • He is as steady as a rock in his decision.

 

As stubborn as a mule

খুবই গোঁড়া বা গোঁয়াড় (very stubborn)

Examples in Sentences:

  • Jim will not change his decision because he is as stubborn as a mule. (জিম তার সিদ্ধান্ত বদলাবে না কারণ সে খুবই গোঁয়াড়।)
  • Don’t be as stubborn as a mule.

 

As thick as thieves

খুব ঘনিষ্ঠ বন্ধুত্ব অর্থে (very intimate friendship)

Examples in Sentences:

  • Rocky will definitely help John because they are as thick as thieves. (রকি অবশ্যই জনকে সাহায্য করবে কারণ তারা খুব ঘনিষ্ঠ বন্ধু।)
  • Sara and Mira are as thick as thieves; they hardly keep any secret to each other.

 

As thin as a rake

খুব শুকনা (extremely skinny)

Examples in Sentences:

  • If you follow such a non-fat and non-carb diet, you will become as thin as a rake. (তুমি যদি এমন চর্বিমুক্ত এবং শর্করামুক্ত আহার অনুসরণ করো, তবে খুব শুকিয়ে যাবে।)
  • Lira’s mom is so worried about her because she has become as thin as a rake.

 

As tough as old boots

খুব শক্ত (very hard)

Examples in Sentences:

  • The old man is as tough as old boots because he does everything with his own hands. (বৃদ্ধ লোকটি খুব শক্ত কারণ সে প্রত্যেকটা কাজ তার নিজ হাতে করে।)
  • I think the bread is not fresh because it is as tough as old boots.

 

As ugly as sin

খুব কুৎসিত (very ugly)

Examples in Sentences:

  • His mind must be as ugly as sin, so he can think like this. (তার মনটা অবশ্যই খুব কুৎসিত, তাই সে এমন ভাবতে পারে।)
  • I don’t like this car because it is as ugly as sin.

 

As white as a sheet

ভয়ে মুখ সাদা হয়ে যাওয়া (becoming extremely pale in fear)

Examples in Sentences:

  • The thief became as white as a sheet after we had caught him. (আমরা চোরটিকে ধরার পর তার মুখ ভয়ে সাদা হয়ে গেলো)
  • Why have you become as white as a sheet?

 

 

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