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What is the origin of Dead as a door nail?
It's a very old metaphor for death - it was seen in print by 1350.
What is as simile of as hard as nails?
It compares the the nail to how hard it is.
Is you hit the nail om the head an allusion?
No, it's a simile.
What are some Idiom example?
Dumb as a nail.
What is a simile of as hard as nail?
As hard as nails (usually about a person) As hard as diamond As hard as rock
Where did the saying dead as a door nail come from?
Possibly,the answer to "dead as a door nail?"is-in ancient times there was a "door nail that the door knocker would hit against, I'm of the opinion the resulting sound was hallow and "dead" instead of a ringing sound.
What would be an example of a simile in act 1 of A Christmas Carol?
Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail solitary as an oyster like a bad lobster in a dark cellar home' like heaven Fezziwig's calves are described as looking "like moons"
How long had Jacob Marley been dead?
Marley was as "dead as a door nail". Here is a quote from the book: "Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Mind! I don't mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door-nail. I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the Country's done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Marley was as dead as a door-nail. "
How do you wear nail polish?
if u are dumb enough to ask that well open the bottle of nail polish and put it on ur nails not hard
Can you paint and nail a mirror on an electrical room door?
Since the door contains no wiring it (a nail) should do no harm. A mirror will not affect the equipment within the room.
How do you open a door without chipping a nail?
You just be careful.
How dead was Jacob Marley?
He was considered to be "as dead as a door nail"
