thin as a rake
Related to thin as a rake: rake up, raked over
(as) thin as a rake
Extremely skinny or slender. Primarily heard in UK. Have you seen Claire lately? She's become as thin as a rake in the last six months! I've always been thin as a rake, even when I tried to gain weight.
See also: rake, thin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
thin as a rake
orthin as a stick
If someone is as thin as a rake or thin as a stick, they are very thin. He was as thin as a rake as though he were suffering from some terrible disease. I'd always been as thin as a stick but in London my weight went up to more than 12 stone. Note: Other nouns such as rail or lath can be used instead of rake or stick. She was blue-eyed, tall, thin as a rail, pale as paper and very young. Note: You can also say that someone is stick thin or rake thin. They are well made clothes designed for real women, not stick thin size 10s.
See also: rake, thin
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
thin as a rake
(of a person or animal) very thin.See also: rake, thin
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
(as) thin as a ˈrake
(of a person) very thin: You’re as thin as a rake. You certainly don’t need to diet.See also: rake, thin
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- (as) thin as a rake
- be (as) thin as a rail
- be (as) thin as a rake
- (as) thin as a stick
- (as) thin as a rail
- thin as a rail
- be (as) thin as a stick
- rail
- (as) skinny as a rail
- skinny