as good as marian's freakin ugly pie
It is a simile
simileThe phrase "as American as apple pie" is an example of both a simile and an expression.
As sweet as sugar or as sweet as honey.
It is not an idiom. When you see "as ___ as ___" you are dealing with a simile, and those are just comparisons between two things. "As nice as pie" would be very nice, because pie is a nice, tasty dessert.
A simile.
A simile in the book "Life As We Knew It" by Susan Beth Pfeffer is when the character describes the moon as being "as big as a pizza pie." This comparison helps readers visualize the size of the moon in relation to something familiar like a pizza.
A metaphor
As quick as a wink is a simile. ----
It is a simile.
simile It is an example of a simile (uses like or as). A simile in itself though is a type of metaphor.
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