as --- as ---- Used with an adjective or adverb in a comparison or with the effect of a superlative.
John is as tall as his father now. I didn't do as badly today as I did yesterday. John's father gave him a hard job and told him to do as well as possible. The sick girl was not hungry, but her mother told her to eat as much as she could. - Also used in the form "so --- as" in some sentences, especially negative sentences.
This hill isn't nearly so high as the last one we climbed. - Often used in similes (comparisons that are figures of speech).
The baby mouse looked as big as a minute. Jim's face was red as a beet after he made the foolish mistake. - Most similes in conventional use are cliches, avoided by careful speakers and writers.
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