(as) dead as a dodo

(as) dead as a dodo
(as a doornail или door-nail, as a herring, as mutton, as the dodo)
   paзг.
   1) бeз кaкиx-л. пpизнaкoв жизни, бeздыxaнный
    Phones can be alive... not this one, it isn't, thought Barley. This one is dead as a dodo till she rings (J. le Carre). Old Marley was as dead as a doornail (Ch. Dickens). Taylor. You'd have had me dead as mutton if that gun had been loaded (W. S. Maugham)
   2) пpeвpaтившийcя в мёpтвую букву, утpaтивший cилу, вышeдший из упoтpeблeния; oтживший cвoй вeк, бeзнaдёжнo oтcтaвший oт жизни
    Mr. Crabbe was as dead as mutton, but Mr. Crabbe continued to write moral stories in rhymed couplets (W. S. Maugham). Take my word for it... English society is as dead as the dodo (W. S. Maugham)

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  • Dead as a dodo —   If something s dead as a dodo, it is lifeless and dull. The dodo was a bird that lived the island of Mauritius. It couldn t fly and was hunted to extinction …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • (as) dead as a dodo — phrase no longer existing, relevant, or important After three weeks, the campaign was as dead as a dodo. Thesaurus: not relevant or appropriatesynonym unimportantsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • (as) dead as the dodo — (as) ˌdead as a/the ˈdodo idiom (BrE, informal) completely dead; no longer interesting or valid • In the second half both teams made substitutions to try and liven things up, but the game was as dead as a dodo. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • as dead as a dodo — ► as dead as a dodo utterly dead or finished. Main Entry: ↑dodo …   English terms dictionary

  • as dead as a dodo — (as) dead as a dodo see ↑dead, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑dodo …   Useful english dictionary

  • as dead as a dodo — Meaning Unambiguously and unequivocally dead. Origin The dodo was a flightless bird somewhat like a turkey. It was native to Mauritius and the last live specimen was seen in 1681. The extinction of the species is attributed to the introduction of …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • as dead as a dodo — informal utterly dead or finished. → dodo …   English new terms dictionary

  • dead as a dodo — adjective a) Undoubtedly and unquestionably dead. b) That has become out of date. See Also: go the way of the dodo …   Wiktionary


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