be as deaf as a post

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be as deaf as a post

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

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(as) deaf as a post
deaf
deaf as a post
go strong
hard of hearing
hold forth
be behind the times
behind the times
shadetree mechanic
go on for an age

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