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Dead as a Doornail was created on 2005-05-03.
dead as a doornail means it cant ever be used again
Example sentence - The bug was dead as a doornail after he stepped on it.
The opening line of the book, "Old Marley was dead as a doornail." Dead as a doornail is an idiom.
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.
yeah, as a doornail.
NO jk he is dead as a doornail.
It is actually an idiom.
Henry IV
NO jk he is dead as a doornail.
A really good one is "dead as a doornail".
Another saying for "dead as a dodo" would be "dead as a doornail."