The traffic is murder.

Life is but a walking shadow. (Shakespeare)

She ran like the wind.

"The sun is a thief." (Shakespeare)

I'm as light as a feather.

Kitty is the apple of her mother's eye.

"Death lies upon her like an untimely frost." (Shakespeare)

My feet are as warm as toast.

Sue is deaf. (Some people say this when a person can hear, but isn't listening.)

"Every day is a winding road." Sheryl Crow

Tucker's eyes are as blue as the sky.

She looked as pretty as a picture.

James was as cool as a cucumber.

"It's been a hard day's night, And I've been working like a dog." (The Beatles)