be (as) cold as a wagon tire
be (as) cold as a wagon tire
obsolete To be dead. A: "The body looks dead to me. Go poke it with a stick to make sure." B: "Yep, it's as cold as a wagon tire." Father, that squirrel isn't moving. I really hope it isn't as cold as a wagon tire. Any animal unlucky enough to run out into this busy street will be cold as a wagon tire in a matter of seconds.
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