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Mia Le
2020-10-30 08:10
As calm as a toad in the sun informal
We can't believe that Liza is as calm as a toad in the sun when she knows she's failing the test the 3rd time.
Steven was as calm as a toad in the sun in the final round of Spelling Bee Contest.
Nothing can make my teacher get nervous, he's always as calm as a toad in the sun.
Used to advise somebody to calm down
Used to describe someone kind, calm and pleasant
To stay calm in a difficult situation and react to unexpected things quickly
Used to say that someone should cool down or calm down
Used to emphasize that one is very calm even when it's surprising.
The idiom 'as calm as a toad in the sun' is structured from Equal Comparison + N, it means we should have Subject and To be before the idiom to make a full sentence.
Structure:
S + be + as calm as a toad in the sun.
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If someone has a cast iron stomach, they have a strong stomach that can digest unusual food and even bad food without being ill.
Jimmy must have a cast-iron stomach, when he drank milk with lime juice and felt perfectly fine afterward.
