dumb as a doornail
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Contents
1
English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Adjective
1.3.1
Translations
1.4
See also
English
Etymology
From
Middle English
dom as a dore-nayle
.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU)
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Adjective
dumb
as
a
doornail
(
simile
)
irrefutably
or
unquestionably
dumb
Translations
unquestionably dumb (stupid)
Finnish:
tyhmä kuin saapas
French:
con comme un balai
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Russian:
тупо́й как ва́ленок
(
tupój kak válenok
)
Spanish:
más tonto que Abundio
See also
dead as a doornail
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