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Phrase(s): *red as a cherry [and] *red as a poppy; *red as a rose; *red as a ruby; *red as blood
bright red. (*Also: as ~.) • When she came in from ice-skating, Clara’s nose was as red as a cherry. • When her boss praised her in front of the whole office, Emily turned red as a poppy. • I would like to make a dress out of that beautiful velvet that is red as a rose. • Jane painted her fingernails with polish as red as a ruby. • I want to have my car painted red as blood.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs