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For questions about similes. A simile is a rhetorical device that directly mentions a similarity of two different things, for example: 'as red as wine' or 'slow like a tortoise'.
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"Sober as a judge" vs. "Drunk as a lord". Why judge? Why lord?
Sober as a judge may refer to evenhandedness in rendering a judicial decision ("sober" is used metaphorically then, to refer to clarity of mind, as when one is not influenced by drugs or alcohol)
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