Talk:dead as a doornail

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Etymology: second part[edit]

The bit about nails being hammered into doors: is this really "plausible"? After all, "dead as a doornail" doesn't mean "fully hammered down"; it means "dead", like an inanimate nail. Equinox ◑ 01:13, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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