[She shakes her head, expression wry.] Two for two. Okay — a simile makes a comparison with "like" or "as". Metaphors makes it directly.

"The blueberry-riddled fruit salad was as murky as a swamp", versus "The blueberry-riddled fruit salad was a murky swamp".

What I'm trying to say with all of this is... [She gestures with her off hand for a minute, as if trying to find the words.] you're wrong.