Meaning of dead as a doornail | Babel Free
Definitions
Unquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings.
Equivalents
Deutsch
mausetot
Polski
zimny trup
Examples
“I picked up the phone, but the line was dead as a doornail.”
“We finally found John's cat run over in the next road. He was as dead as a doornail.”
“Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.