deaf as an adder

deaf as an adder
((as) deaf as an adder (as a post или as a stone))
совершенно глухой; ≈ глухая тетеря, глух как пень [deaf as an adder этим. библ. Psalms LVIII, 4]

‘Eddie!’ she shouted on a rising note... ‘Never mind, Di,’ said Paddy. ‘He's deaf as a post anyway.’ (M. Dickens, ‘The Fancy’, ch. 5) — - Эдди, - закричала она громко... - Не старайся, Ди, - сказал Пэдди. - Он же глух как пень.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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