Meaning:
airlike 
adj.
resembling air or having the form of air
like Idiom, Proverb
built like a brick shithouse
have a strong body, have a sturdy build Tyronne plays football. He's built like a brick shithouse.
cheap like borsch
not expensive, as cheap as vegetable soup I didn't pay much for this jacket. It was cheap like borsch.
come down on like a ton of bricks
reprove, punish harshly """Whenever I make the slightest mistake, my boss comes down on me like a ton of bricks."""
crazy like a fox
crafty while appearing foolish or dumb, play the fool In the debate, he was crazy like a fox. He praised his opponent for being clever and ruthless.
drink like a fish
drink a lot of liquor every day If Hal is coming to visit, buy lots of beer. He drinks like a fish.
drop him like a hot potato
leave him, not associate with him If she finds out you're not rich, she'll drop you like a hot potato.
drop like flies
dying in great numbers, falling dead on the floor When a pox infected the tribe, people were dropping like flies.
eat like a bird
eat very little He must be sick as he has been eating like a bird during the last few weeks.
eat like a horse
eat a lot, pig out Barney eats like a horse. He has a monstrous appetite.
feel like a million dollars
feel wonderful I feel like a million dollars today so I think that I will go for a walk.
feel like a million dollars/bucks
feel wonderful Although I have been sick for a few weeks I feel like a million dollars today.
fit like a glove
fit perfectly The new pair of jeans that he bought fit like a glove.
go like stink
go fast, accelerate quickly That Mustang goes like stink. It's a fast car.
go over like a lead balloon
fail to generate a positive response The sales manager's latest proposal went over like a lead balloon at the meeting
hang on like grim death
be determined or resolute, not quit In the presidential election, Gore was hanging on like grim death.
how do you like them apples
do you like this better? do you like that choice? tough bananas If you don't like the bed, you can sleep on the floor. How do you like them apples?
know like the back of your hand
know an area well, know every feature of the land I lived here for years. I know this town like the back of my hand.
like a bat out of hell
very fast, go like stink When Harriet is late for work, she drives like a bat out of hell.
like a bolt from the blue
like a sign from heaven, like a flash of light Like a bolt from the blue, I got the idea to shave my head.
like a broken record
repeating the same sound, saying it over and over again From morning till night I hear that complaint-like a broken record!
like a dirty shirt
always there - like shirts that need to be washed If you have a garage sale, Jim will be there like a dirty shirt.
like a hot potato
(See drop him like a hot potato)
like a ton of bricks
strongly or forcefully The news of his retirement hit me like a ton of bricks.
like crazy
very fast, with great energy They were running like crazy but still they couldn
like crazy/like mad
a lot, very much, to beat the band She laughed like crazy whenever Earl told a joke.
like dog's breath
not pleasant, not popular This plan smells like dog's breath. It's a bad plan.
like father, like son
sons are like their fathers, a chip off the old block This is Fred, and this is Fred, Jr. Like father, like son.
like hell
with much effort and energy, not so, untrue I had to run like hell this morning in order to catch the bus for work.fast, go like stink That dog can run like hell.
like it or lump it
"if we do not like it, that is too bad; tough bananas" This is the supper Dad cooked for us - like it or lump it.
like mad
very fast, with great energy I worked like mad but I was unable to finish the project by noon as I had hoped.
like nobody's business
a lot, busily, like crazy The squirrel was eating nuts - chewing like nobody's business.
like the devil
quickly, too fast to see, like hell The disease spread like the devil. Soon his whole leg was swollen.
like the wind
fast and smooth, like the devil You can't catch that deer. It can run like the wind.
like water off a duck
without effect, without changing one
look like a million dollars
look well and prosperous, appear healthy and happy He was looking like a million dollars when I saw him at the party last weekend.
look like death warmed over
appear to be sick, look pale or weak Mom is not feeling well. She looks like death warmed over.
look like he was dragged through a knothole
appear to be very tired, burn out, run down After a divorce and a funeral, Anne looked like she'd been dragged through a knothole.
look like the cat that ate (swallowed) the canary
seem very self-satisified like you have just had some kind of success He looked like the cat that ate the canary when he came in with a smile on his face.
look like the cat that swallowed the canary
look very self-satisfied, look as if one just had a great success You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What happened?
not likely
very little chance, improbable, a slim chance """Do you think we'll win the prize?"" the boy asked. ""Not likely,"" his dad replied."
nothing succeeds like success
one success leads to more success This is the first rule of learning: Nothing succeeds like success.
out like a light
fall asleep very quickly I was out like a light when I went to bed last night.
piss like a race horse
have to urinate, back teeth are floating I hope this mall has a washroom. I have to piss like a race horse.
prepare like crazy
prepare thoroughly, be ready for an event or test Before I go to a job interview I prepare like crazy.
quick like a bunny
very quick, without delay Get into bed now - quick like like a bunny!
sell like hotcakes
sell quickly, sell rapidly The tickets for the football game were selling like hotcakes when I inquired this morning.
smoke like a furnace
smoke a lot of cigarettes, chain smoke He died of lung cancer. He used to smoke like a furnace.
spread like wildfire
spread quickly, go public News of the assassination spread like wildfire.
stick out like a sore thumb
not fit or blend, look out of place The ugly painting stuck out like a sore thumb in the art gallery.
take it like a man
be brave when hurt, do not complain about problems They told him not to cry when he was hurt - to take it like a man.