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Kathy Cao
2021-03-14 08:03
(as) deaf as a post informal
This idiom is likely offensive to others.
Her grandfather's as deaf as a post.
My grandma can't hear you even if you shout; she's deaf as a post.
After years of listening to very loud music, now Linda is deaf as a post.
To act recklessly; to have a desire for death
Secrets cannot be revealed by the dead.
Completely lifeless or defunct.
"(as) deaf as a post" is also "deaf as an adder". The first idiom has its origin in John Palsgrave's Acolastus (1540).
Do you see anything wrong?
Daughter: So I really want all my friends to have a great time. I was thinking it would be a good idea to have some candy out on the tables for people to snack on.
Mother: Well, if you want them to really enjoy themselves, candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.
