| 词组 | be as dead as a doornail |
| 释义 | Idiom be as dead as a doornail informal to be dead.I found the fish, dead as a doornail, floating on the surface of the water. be (as) dead as a doornail1. To be no longer alive, for certain. (Doornails were hammered in a such a way that they could not be reused.) I poked that squirrel with a stick and, yeah, it's as dead as a doornail. 2. To be totally defunct. Oh, that idea from last week's meeting is dead as a doornail now that the CEO has vetoed it. |
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