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be (as) stiff as a board

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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