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(as) deaf as a doorpost

Unable to hear well or at all. Potentially offensive. I hope Grandpa wears his hearing aid to dinner tonight because he's as deaf as a doorpost without it. Years of listening to loud rock music has left me deaf as a doorpost.
See also: deaf, doorpost

be (as) deaf as a doorpost

To be unable to hear well or at all. Potentially offensive. I hope Grandpa wears his hearing aid to dinner tonight because he's as deaf as a doorpost without it. After years of listening to loud rock music, I'm deaf as a doorpost.
See also: deaf, doorpost
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