dead as a door nail

dead as a door nail
Общая лексика: (as a herring, as mutton, as four o'clock, as a nit) бездыханный, (as a herring, as mutton, as four o'clock, as a nit) вышедший из употребления, (as a herring, as mutton, as four o'clock, as a nit) исчезнувший без следа, (as a herring, as mutton, as four o'clock, as a nit) утративший силу, превратившийся в мёртвую букву (о договоре и т. п.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь. . 2011.

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