If someone’s really intelligent, they might be described with the simile “as smart as a bee sting.” This is part of a complete episode.
Here’s a simile I really like that comes from Rose Carbinella, who lives in central Maryland.
How about as smart as a bee sting? I like that, smart as a bee sting.
Yeah, two meanings of smart. Nice. 877-929-9673.
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