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Where did the expression 'dead as a doornail' come from? ... But why particularly a doornail, rather than just any old nail? Could it be because of the repetition of sounds, and the much better rhythm of the phrase...
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As dead as a doornail - the meaning and origin of this phrase. ... yet, come thou and thy five men, and if I do not leave you all as dead as a doornail, I pray God I may never eat grass more.
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One theory holds that the "doornail" in question was not a nail as we know nails today, but rather a broad, flat plate mounted on the outside of the door to serve as a striking plate for the door knocker.
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deader than a doornail ... This was done by pounding the protruding point of the nail over and down into the wood. A nail that was bent in this fashion (and thus not easily pulled out) was said to be dead. Thus the expression - dead as a doornail.
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Dead as a Doornail is the fifth installment in Charlaine Harris' dynamic Sookie Stackhouse series. Sookie, the buxom, blond, barmaid from Bon Temps is once again thrust into things that she should not be. Her psychic abilities make her a magnet for the supernatural world.
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Dead as a Doornail is the fifth book in Charlaine Harris's series The Southern Vampire Mysteries. The fifth Sookie Stackhouse fantasy-mystery (after 2004's Dead to the World ) pits vampires, were...
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'Akira' Project is Dead as a Doornail; Saturday, June 13, 2009; ... Sad news comes in this weekend as we have learned that not only has Robinson left the project, but Tetsuo and Kaneda's adventure is "dead as a doornail," a report we've confirmed with two separate sources. I can only hope it gets revived in the near future...
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"Dead as a doornail," meaning utterly, completely dead, first appeared in English way back around 1350 A.D. Shakespeare was quite fond of the phrase and used it in several of his plays, probably for the same reason we still use it today: the alliteration of "dead" and "doornail." Of the alternatives listed by the...
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