Example sentence - The bug was dead as a doornail after he stepped on it.
Dead as a Doornail was created on 2005-05-03.
dead as a doornail means it cant ever be used again
A really good one is "dead as a doornail".
The opening line of the book, "Old Marley was dead as a doornail." Dead as a doornail is an idiom.
NO jk he is dead as a doornail.
yeah, as a doornail.
NO jk he is dead as a doornail.
yes cause it isnt a simile, similes have like in it but that is revering to something so yes it is a metaphor
Another saying for "dead as a dodo" would be "dead as a doornail."
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It is actually an idiom.
Charles Dickens used the phrase "dead as a doornail" in his writing to emphasize that something is completely lifeless or devoid of any vitality. The phrase may have been popular in his time and was likely chosen for its vivid and impactful imagery in his storytelling.