Lightning Rod :



Lightning Rod :

Someone or something that attracts a lot of negative comment, often diverting attention from other problems is a lightning rod.




Like A Bat of Hell :

This expression means extremely quickly.




Like A Beached Whale :

Once a whale is on a beach, it cannot get back into the sea easily, so if you are completely stuck somewhere and can’t get away, you are stranded like a beached whale.




Like A Bear with A Sore Head :

If someone’s like a bear with a sore head, they complain and are unhappy about something.




Like A Bull at A Gate :

If you tackle a job very quickly, without any real thought about what you are doing, you are going at it like a bull at a gate.




Like A Cat on Hot Bricks :

If someone is like a cat hot bricks, they are very nervous or excited.




Like A Cat That Got The Cream :

If someone looks very pleased with themselves and happy, they look like a cat that got the cream.




Like A Duck to Water :

If someone has a natural talent for something and enjoys it, they take to it like a duck to water.




Like A Fish Needs A Bicycle :

If someone needs something like a fish needs a bicycle, they do not need it at all. Originally a feminist slogan : a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.




Like A Fish Out Of Water :

If someone feels like a fish out of water, they are very uncomfortable in the situation they are in.




Like A Hawk :

If you watch something or someone like a hawk, you observe very closely and carefully.




Like A Headless Chicken :

If someone rushes about like a headless chicken, they move very fast all over the place usually without thinking.



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