Nature Idioms

noun a small mollusk with a coiled shell, typically moving very slowly

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• The snail is a gastropod mollusk typically with a spiral shell.
• I found a snail crawling in my garden yesterday.
• That snail is moving slower than molasses!
• His progress on the project is as slow as a snail.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• The worker bee in the hive is always as busy as a bee, diligently collecting nectar and pollen.
• My mom is always buzzing around the house, as busy as a bee, cleaning and organizing.
• During harvest season, farmers are as busy as bees trying to get all the crops in before the weather changes.
• After starting her new job, Sarah was as busy as a bee, juggling work, school, and family responsibilities.

noun a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun

• In life, we often encounter challenges and setbacks because there is no rose without a thorn.
• Hey, remember, there is no rose without a thorn, so don't be surprised by the obstacles you face.
• You gotta remember, no rose, no thorn, that's just how it is.
• Just like how a rose has thorns, every good thing in life comes with its own challenges - there is no rose without a thorn.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this phrase, 'eel' is a noun as it refers to a type of fish.

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun. In this phrase, 'slippery' is an adjective as it describes the eel.

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. In this phrase, 'as' is an adverb that compares the slipperiness of the eel.

article a word that specifies a noun as definite or indefinite. In this phrase, 'an' is an article that introduces the noun 'eel'.

• The floor was as slippery as an eel after it had been freshly mopped.
• Be careful on that wet floor, it's as slippery as an eel!
• Watch out on that ice, it's as slippery as an eel out here!
• His excuses were as slippery as an eel, always changing and hard to pin down.