Danish-English translations for død som en sild

• dead as a doorknob
  I tried the flashlight, but the battery was as dead as a doorknob.
  I found the mouse who lived in our wall, lying on his back with his feet in the air—as dead as a doorknob.
• dead as a doornail
  I picked up the phone, but the line was dead as a doornail.
  We finally found Johns cat run over in the next road. It was as dead as a doornail.

Synonyms

• stone dead

Related words

• dødsønske
• nærdødsoplevelse
• den sorte død