You’ll remember that we looked at descriptive comparisons in B1 Cuspair 12: cho … ri … (as … as …).
Let’s add to our store of idioms.
cho modhail ri luch ann an spòg a’ chait
as well-behaved as a mouse in the cat’s paw
cho salach ri muc
as dirty as a pig
cho sgìth ri seann chù
as tired as an old dog
cho sgìth ris a’ chù
as tired as a dog
cho maol ri ugh
as bald as an egg
cho faoin ris na faoileagan
as daft as the seagulls
cho faoin ris na h-uiseagan
as daft as the skylarks
cho sean ri cnoc
as old as a hillock
cho aosta ri ceò nam beann
as old as the mist on the hills/mountains
cho sean ri beinn
as old as the hills
cho sean ri seachd seanairean
as old as the hills [seven grandfathers]
cho salach ris a’ mhuic
as dirty as a pig
cho sona ris an rìgh
as happy as the king