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- be as stiff as a ramrod
be as stiff as a ramrod
be as stiff as a ramrod
To have very erect posture. I've never seen Olivia slouch—she's always as stiff as a ramrod.
be as stiff/straight as a ramrod
(old-fashioned) if someone is as stiff as a ramrod, they stand or sit with their back very straight and stiff At eighty-three, he's still as straight as a ramrod.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Narek | | - | Armenian |
Aleksandar | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian |
Ayre | | [eə] | |
Raymond | | RAY-mənd (English), re-MAWN (French) | English, French |
Ithamar | | - | Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
Lycurgus | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized) |