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dead as a doornail
Adjective
Japanese Meaning
絶対に死んでいること、疑いの余地なく命がない状態 / 無生物やかつて生きていた対象の両方に対して用いられる比喩表現
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(simile) Unquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings.
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dead as a doornail
When we found the old radio in the attic, it was dead as a doornail and wouldn't power on.
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When we found the old radio in the attic, it was dead as a doornail and wouldn't power on.
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