be (as) stiff as a board



be (as) stiff as a board

To be very stiff; to be rigid and/or difficult to bend. The dry cleaner really starched this shirt—it's as stiff as a board! After being on a plane for eight hours, I'm stiff as a board.
See also: board, stiff

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PetrePE-tre (Romanian)Romanian, Macedonian, Georgian
DeeDEEEnglish
Costachekos-TAH-keRomanian
LoÍS-Occitan
Rahul-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telug
Diannadie-AN-əEnglish