dead\ as\ a\ doornail

dead\ as\ a\ doornail
adj. phr.
Completely dead without the slightest hope of resuscitation.

This battery is dead as a doornail; no wonder your car won't start.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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