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
Mbali-Southern African, Zulu
Kaila-Yiddish
Nediljko-Croatian
Amor-Roman Mythology, Late Roman, Spanish, Portuguese
Ilbert-English (Rare)
Frida-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic