like cheese at fourpence

a little bit of bread and no cheese

Used to represent the song of the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella).

and the like

And other similar items; et cetera.

be like

To say.

big cheese

A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

built like a brick outhouse

Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.

built like a brick shipyard

Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.

built like a brick shithouse

Of a man, having a muscular body, particularly with well-developed muscles of the chest, arms and abdominals.

chalk and cheese

Said of things that are very different, though possibly superficially alike.