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This is not a saying - it's a simile. Something is as stiff as a board, which is a stiff piece of wood. It's just a description.
The term "stiff as a board" is used in many country's (in particular UK) to describe a person suffering aches and pains. Normally associated with muscular pain especially after periods of heavy work such as lifting and carrying.
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What is meant by origin?
fREIGHT oN bOARD
Where does the phrase scared stiff come from?
"Scared stiff" is an idiom that refers to being completely frozen with fear. It's origin is not known, but it has been in use since at least 1900 a. d. .
What is the origin of the word 'table'?
from the Latin word - Tabula. It means a board or a plank.
What is a stiff sentence?
when my friend was bad she was stiff
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The leather dried stiff and hard. She had a stiff, formal demeanor.
Is it safe to play Light as a Feather Stiff as a Board?
yes
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The stiff white board placed over the chalice is called a purificator. It is used to wipe and clean the chalice after each person receives communion during a religious service.
What is meant by origin?
fREIGHT oN bOARD
What are the ratings and certificates for The Lucky Stiff - 1949?
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What does as straight as a board mean?
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What is meant by fob origin?
fREIGHT oN bOARD
Where does the phrase scared stiff come from?
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What is the origin of stiff necked?
I believe it comes from a trait seen in oxen. They can be stubborn. When they did not want to be harnessed they made their neck go stiff in a way that prevented the harness from being properly put around their neck.
Can a guy who has been told that he is as stiff as a board still be able to dance?
Of course, because the person who told him that might have been depriving a village somewhere of an idiot. I could walk up to Mikhail Barysnikov and tell him "you're as stiff as a board" and it wouldn't change his ability to dance one iota.
In the popular slumber party game people lift someone off the floor chanting Light as a Feather and what?
Stiff as a Board
Mysterious observations that were made by mariners in Arctic and Antarctic?
It was how their shorts would freeze stiff as a board if they took them off when they went to bed.
How do you play Light as a feather stiff as a board green as a leaf?
I never heard of it so find a better game then green as leaf
