be as dead as a doornail

(informal)

to be dead I found the fish, dead as a doornail, floating on the surface of the water. At first I though Jake was dead as a doornail, but he was only fast asleep.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Merfyn	-	Welsh
Willie	['wili]
Daphne	DAF-nee (English), DAHF-nə (Dutch)	Greek Mythology, English, Dutch
ÓLavur	-	Faroese
Alder	['ɔldə:]
AsbjÖRn	-	Swedish