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dead as a doornail

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Unquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings.

Equivalents

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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.
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See also

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