"dead as a doornail" का उच्चारण कैसे करें

expression

DED-uhz-uh DOR-nayl

DED-az-uh DAW-nayl

परिभाषा

Completely, unquestionably dead or lifeless. This is a very old English idiom used to emphasize that something is no longer alive or active in any sense.

IPA ट्रांसक्रिप्शन

अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी

ˈdɛd/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdɔɹˌneɪɫ

ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी

dˈɛd/ /ˈæs/ /æɪ/ /dˈɔːneɪl

सरल उच्चारण

DED-uhz-uh DOR-nayl

DED-az-uh DAW-nayl

संदर्भ में सुनें

After not watering it for weeks, my plant was dead as a doornail.

The battery in my phone is dead as a doornail.

That old computer is dead as a doornail now.

After the big storm, the city was dead as a doornail at night.