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idiom as dead as a (doorknob)
  1. (simile) Entirely, unquestionably or certainly dead.
I tried the flashlight, but the battery was as dead as a doorknob.
I found the mouse who lived in our wall, lying on his back with his feet in the air"as dead as a doorknob.
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    Etymology: Possibly from a mmisinterpretation or misunderstanding of the expression dead as a doornail. See usage notes below.

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