be (as) thin as a rail



be (as) thin as a rail

To be extremely skinny or slender. Primarily heard in US. Have you seen Claire lately? I'm really worried about her, she's as thin as a rail! I've always been thin as a rail, even when I tried to gain weight.
See also: rail, thin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yong[jʌŋ]
Nogah-Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Kristinekris-TEEN (English), kris-TEE-nə (German)Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, English, German
VinzentVINT-sentGerman
Anatolijs-Latvian
Jeanette[dʒə'net]