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- Like trying to catch smoke with bare hands.
- As changeable as the weather.
- Like chasing shadows.
- As slippery as a fish.
- Like nailing jelly to a wall.
- As shifting as quicksand.
- Like herding cats.
- As elusive as a mirage.
- Like catching lightning in a bottle.
- As uncertain as a coin toss.
- Like juggling knives.
- As unstable as a house of cards.
- Like a moving target.
- As fluid as water.
- Like arguing with a brick wall.
- As elusive as a will-o’-the-wisp.
- Like trying to hold air.
- As changeable as a chameleon.
- Like wrestling with a greased pig.
- As slippery as an eel.
- Like trying to pin down a butterfly.
- As uncertain as the wind.
- Like catching a shooting star.
- As shifting as sand dunes.
- Like trying to tame a tornado.
- As elusive as a phantom.
- Like herding fireflies.
- As changeable as a kaleidoscope.
- Like nailing smoke to a wall.
- As slippery as ice.
- Like chasing a moving target.
- As uncertain as a riddle.
- Like trying to grasp a ghost.
- As shifting as the sands of time.
- Like wrestling with a shadow.
- As elusive as a dream.
- Like trying to lasso the wind.
- As changeable as the seasons.
- Like catching a falling star.
- As slippery as a wet banana peel.
- Like arguing with a mirage.
- As uncertain as a foggy day.
- Like herding lightning.
- As elusive as a rainbow’s end.
- Like trying to hold a river.
- As shifting as the tides.
- Like catching a cloud.
- As slippery as an oil spill.
- Like chasing a wild goose.
- As uncertain as a maze.
- Like trying to contain a wildfire.
- As changeable as the moon.
- Like nailing a phantom to a wall.
- As elusive as a whisper.
- Like herding thunderstorms.
- As slippery as a banana peel on ice.
- Like trying to bottle a hurricane.
- As uncertain as a labyrinth.
- Like catching a dream.
- As shifting as quicksilver.
- Like wrestling with a hurricane.
- As changeable as a kaleidoscope’s patterns.
- Like trying to catch a shooting arrow.
- As elusive as a distant echo.
- Like herding tornadoes.
- As slippery as a soap bubble.
- Like trying to pin down a rainbow.
- As uncertain as a pendulum’s swing.
- Like catching a falling leaf in a storm.
- As shifting as the sands of an hourglass.
- Like wrestling with a whirlwind.
- As changeable as a chameleon’s colors.
- Like nailing mist to a wall.
- As elusive as a secret.
- Like herding thunderclouds.
- As slippery as a melting glacier.
- Like trying to grasp a shadow.
- As uncertain as a cipher.
- Like chasing a wisp of smoke.
- As shifting as a wisp of smoke.
- Like wrestling with a ghost.
- As changeable as a wind vane.
- Like trying to hold a reflection.
- As elusive as a butterfly’s flight.
- Like herding whispers.
- As slippery as a river otter.
- Like trying to lasso a moonbeam.
- As uncertain as a cryptogram.
- Like catching a snowflake in a blizzard.
- As shifting as a mirage in the desert.
- Like wrestling with a phantom.
- As changeable as a fog bank.
- Like nailing a rainbow to a wall.
- As elusive as a rumor.
- Like herding shooting stars.
- As slippery as a wet seal.
- Like trying to bottle a rainbow’s end.
- As uncertain as a crossword puzzle.
- Like catching a breeze.
- As shifting as the currents of the sea.
- Like wrestling with a tidal wave.
- As changeable as the tides.
- Like trying to hold a moonbeam in your hand.
- As elusive as a shadow in the night.
- Like herding moonlight.
- As slippery as a greased slide.
- Like trying to pin down a will-o’-the-wisp.
- As uncertain as a maze with no exit.
- Like catching a whisper on the wind.
- As shifting as a fog’s tendrils.
- Like wrestling with a phantom limb.
- As changeable as a snowstorm.
- Like nailing a zephyr to a wall.
- As elusive as a fading memory.
- Like herding starlight.
- As slippery as a banana peel in a hurricane.
- Like trying to bottle a hurricane’s fury.
- As uncertain as a riddle with no answer.
- Like catching a glimmer of hope.
- As shifting as the sands of eternity.