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skinny as a rail
Adjective
colloquial
not-comparable
Japanese Meaning
（俗語）極度に痩せている、細身で骨ばっている様子を表す表現。 / （比喩的に）鉄道のレールのように、非常に痩せていることを強調する言い回し。
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(simile, colloquial) Especially of a person, very skinny.
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skinny as a rail
After months of stress and late nights, Tom became skinny as a rail and had trouble fitting into his old clothes.
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After months of stress and late nights, Tom became skinny as a rail and had trouble fitting into his old clothes.
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