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When was Dead as a Doornail created?
Dead as a Doornail was created on 2005-05-03.
How do you use dead as a doornail in a sentence?
Example sentence - The bug was dead as a doornail after he stepped on it.
What is an example of an idiom in A Christmas Carol?
The opening line of the book, "Old Marley was dead as a doornail." Dead as a doornail is an idiom.
Is Jake t Austin dead?
NO jk he is dead as a doornail.
Is Babe Ruth dead?
yeah, as a doornail.
Is Jake T Austin really dead?
NO jk he is dead as a doornail.
Is as dead as a doornail a metaphor?
Yes, "dead as a doornail" is a metaphor. It compares the state of absolute death to the common object of a doornail to emphasize the finality and lifelessness.
Another saying for dead as a dodo?
Another saying for "dead as a dodo" would be "dead as a doornail."
Is dead as a doornail an idiom hyperbole or a simile?
It is actually an idiom.
Which Shakespeare play has the phrase 'Dead as a doornail'?
Henry IV
What word can you use for the simile as as dead as?
A really good one is "dead as a doornail".
What does dead as a door nail mean?
"When doors were built using only wood boards and hand forged nails, the nails were long enough to dead nail the (vertical) wooden panels and (horizontal) stretcher boards securely together, so they would not easily pull apart. This was done by pounding the protruding point of the nail over and down into the wood. A nail that was bent in this fashion (and thus not easily pulled out) was said to be dead. Thus the expression - dead as a doornail."
