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

Crush

Crushed him as a timbrel cart crushes eggs.
—Honoré de Balzac

Crushed like an egg-shell.
—Honoré de Balzac

Crushing … like a blind Jove feels his way with thunder.
—Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Crushed as vermin.
—Victor Hugo

Crushed as in a vise.
—Jacques Jasmin

Crushes … as a child crushes grapes.
—Edgar Lee Masters