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dumb as a post

idiom

Utterly mute; lacking the ability to speak.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    be left at the post

    To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race.

  2. 02

    dumb down

    To convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.

  3. 03

    dumb luck

    pure chance; luck

  4. 04

    dumb shit

    Alternative spelling of dumbshit.

  5. 05

    far post

    The goalpost furthest from where a cross is made.

  6. 06

    from pillar to post

    From one place, place, or thing to another, hither and thither.

  7. 07

    knight of the post

    A known perjurer; a professional false witness.

  8. 08

    near post

    The goalpost nearest from which a cross is made.

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