Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Consume

Consume as snow against the sun.
—Anonymous

Consumed her … like a flame.
—Matthew Arnold

Consume, like a devouring fire.
—George Sandys

Consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
—Old Testament

Consume away like a moth; surely every man is vanity.
—Old Testament

Consumed like smoke.
—Old Testament

Consumed them as stubble.
—Old Testament

Consuming like a vapor.
—John Greenleaf Whittier