stiff as a poker

stiff as a poker
((as) stiff as a poker (post или ramrod))
1) негнущийся, жёсткий; см. тж. straight as a poker

Johnny Hawke approached the climax of his little act. Leaning far forward, stiff as a ramrod, he shuddered with comic effort at keeping his balance. (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, part I, ch. 2) — Между тем Джонни Хоук показывал свой коронный номер: подавшись всем телом вперед, вытягивался в струнку и нелепо дергался, как бы пытаясь сохранить равновесие.

His collars are as stiff as a poker. — Он носит жёсткие воротнички.

2) чопорный, церемонный (ср. словно аршин проглотил)

Lois: "You don't know mother... can be as stiff as a poker if one tries to take a liberty with her." (W. S. Maugham, ‘For Services Rendered’, act 2) — Лоис: "Ты не знаешь маму... Она может держаться очень чопорно, если кто-нибудь вздумает вести себя с непозволительной фамильярностью."

You know he always carried himself as stiff as a poker. (J. Conrad, ‘Chance’, part II, ch. V) — Вы же знаете, как он ходит - будто аршин проглотил.

There he stood, stiff as a post, neither making nor acknowledging greetings. (DEI) — Он стоял прямой как палка. Сам никого не приветствовал и не отвечал на приветствия.


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

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  • stiff as a poker — Something or someone that is stiff as a poker is inflexible. ( Stiff as a board is also used.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • as stiff as a poker — very stiff, rigid, unbending …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • firm — firm1 firmly, adv. firmness, n. /ferrm/, adj., firmer, firmest, v., adv., firmer, firmest. adj. 1. not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture …   Universalium

  • Hardness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Hardness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hardness hardness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 rigidity rigidity Sgm: N 1 renitence renitence renitency Sgm: N 1 inflexibility inflexibility temper callosity …   English dictionary for students

  • stark — adj 1. sheer, utter, downright, absolute, unqualified, unmitigated, arrant, thorough, pure, perfect; complete, entire, out and out, outright, total, veritable, unconditional; rank, gross, glaring, flagrant, conspicuous; clear, evident, patent,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • inelastic — adj 1. inflexible, unflexible, unbendable, unpliant, irresilient, inductile, flaccid, flabby; stiff, rigid, hard, unyielding, unretractable; firm, tense, unmalleable, unlimber, Inf. stiff as a poker, Inf. out of condition. 2. unadaptable,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • inflexible — adj 1. rigid, stiff, unbendable, unad justable, hard, unyielding, unretractable; firm, tense, unmalleable, unlimber, Inf. stiff as a poker, Inf. out of condition. 2. immovable, Inf. hard as nails, Inf. stiff as a ramrod; unadaptable,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • rigid — adj 1. stiff, hard, inflexible, unflexible, non flexible, unbendable, unbending, unyielding; inelastic, unplastic, nonpliant, unmalleable, nonmailable; tight, tense, taut, Inf. stiff as a poker, Inf. stiff as a ramrod. 2. fixed, set, firm,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder


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