smoke like a chimney
To smoke tobacco frequently.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“My neighbor smokes like a chimney.”
“He used to smoke like a chimney, but he finally quit last year for his health.”
“Despite the warnings from his doctor, the old man continued to smoke like a chimney throughout his long and stressful career.”
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and the like
And other similar items; et cetera.
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be like
To say.
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built like a brick outhouse
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shipyard
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shithouse
Of a man, having a muscular body, particularly with well-developed muscles of the chest, arms and abdominals.
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do someone like that
to treat someone in a negative manner
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end in smoke
To be destroyed or ruined; to go up in smoke.
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face like the back end of a bus
A very ugly face.
Last updated August 10, 2026