This isn't an idiom. When you see AS___AS___you're dealing with A Simile. This simile is comparing something to a pair of old, patched socks, which would indeed be very limp.
The adjective limp means "not stiff" or easily manipulated in shape.A cooked noodle is limp, whereas an uncooked noodle is stiff (and breaks if bent). Another classic example of a limp item is a washcloth, especially when wet, because it is very flexible in shape.
Limp can be a verb, an adjective and a noun. Verb: To walk lamely. Adjective: Lacking stiffness. Noun: An irregular gait (walk)
limb for a limb will make the world a horrible place. Limbs allow our movements.
Hobblin' Goblin
The opposite could be flexible (not rigid). Also limp or flaccid (lacking any rigidity).
someone or thing that feels limp and worn out!
Limpy means walking limp. It means walking lamely
Soggy or wilted vegetables are commonly described as 'limp'.
liqid limp
To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively., A halt; the act of limping., A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve., Flaccid; flabby, as flesh., Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
What made magellan limp
Kelley Limp's birth name is Kelley Marie Limp.
Both are grammatically correct; the meaning differs slightly. "When he was running, I noticed him limp," conveys the idea that during an activity that is now over something happened., as in "he may not be limping now, but when he was running, I saw him limp." "When he ran, I noticed him limp," conveys the idea that (perhaps) he ran several times, limping each time.
He walked with a limp.He managed to limp to safety.
Limp Richerds ended in 1987.
Limp Richerds was created in 1981.
Limp Bizkit was created in 1994.