dead as a doorknob

短语

发音

AU

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Entirely, unquestionably or certainly dead.

    I tried the flashlight, but the battery was as dead as a doorknob.

    I found the mouse who lived in our wall, lying on his back with his feet in the air—as dead as a doorknob.

词源

Possibly from a misinterpretation or misunderstanding of the expression dead as a doornail. See usage notes below.

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