Dr. Trever Bauch III
Dec 08, 2024
Similie help….I was as nervous as a ???? ?
Here’s the paragraph: My family and I recently moved to a new town, and I was absolutely terrified! Starting over meant attending a new school, making new friends, and adjusting to an entirely different environment. In the sentence, "I was as nervous as _," what would be a good simile to use?
7 Answers
I don’t think you are going to get a one-word simile there.
I am thinking …
* as nervous as a midget in a football match
* as nervous as a fly in a spider’s web
or something along those lines. Or change the parsing all together.
“… basically start over. I wasn’t just nervous, I was a walking, talking embodiment of cold sweat.” or something like that. 🙂
The answers that first popped into my head probably can’t be posted here.
How about:
I was as nervous as a tax evader going to an appointment with the IRS.
I was as nervous as a mouse in a barn full of cats.
I was as nervous as a confirmed bachelor on his wedding day.
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