stiff as a poker



*stiff as a poker

rigid and inflexible; stiff and awkward. (Usually used to describe people. *Also: as ~.) This guy's dead. He's cold and as stiff as a poker. John is not a very good dancer; he's stiff as a poker.
See also: poker, stiff

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Teodorte-AW-dawr (Polish), TE-o-dor (Croatian)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian,
Hovsep-Armenian
Eleonorae-le-o-NO-rah (German), E-le-o-no-rah (Finnish), e-le-aw-NAW-rah (Polish)Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Bulgarian
Margueritemar-gə-REET, mar-GREETFrench
Boghos-Armenian
Alty['ɔ:lti]