| 词汇 | as dead as a doornail |
| 释义 | Idiom as dead as a doornail(as) dead as a doornail 1. obviously dead. The fox in the road was dead as a doornail. 2. not active at all. Nothing ever happens in our town — it's as dead as a doornail. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of doornail (= a nail with a large head) (as) dead as a doornail1. Definitively dead. (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. Totally defunct. That idea from last week's meeting is dead as a doornail now that the CEO has vetoed it. as dead as a doornailReally dead. Doornails, which provided strength and decoration, were hammered into the wood and then clenched for additional grip. Because a doornail was bent, it could not be used again, which made it even deader. A more recent phrase is “as dead as last year's tennis balls.” In the era before year-round indoor tennis, they would have lost their bounce before the start of the next season. |
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