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

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

Action


Like a squirrel in a cage, always in action. —Aphra Behn	1
Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year. —Sir John Denham	2
A good action like a ring on the finger, the relief of a man of wit, the patronization of a clergyman. —Victor Hugo	3
Reprehensible actions are like overstrong brandies; you cannot swallow them at a draught. —Victor Hugo	4
Our actions are like the termination of verses, which we rhyme as we please. —François de La Rochefoucauld	5
No more action than a stalled hearse in a snow storm. —William Winter	6