“Honest? As honest as the day is long.”
老实?这地方老实得没边儿。
用一句老话把「绝对老实」说得又俏皮又夸张。
as ... as the day is long
熟人之间夸张形容品行时能用;正式场合会显得油滑。
As honest as the day is long, that one. / He is honest, or so he says.
口语
前半句上扬反问,后半句一口气带过。
That shopkeeper is as honest as the day is long. 那个店主老实得没边儿。
