(as) dead as mutton
01
undoubtedly no longer alive or in existence
Dialect
British
British
Idiom
Informal
例
When the batteries in the remote control died, it was as dead as mutton, and we could n't change the channel.
02
not functional or in general use anymore
DialectBritish
BritishIdiom例
The decrepit mansion had fallen into disrepair, its grandeur now dead as mutton, a relic of a bygone era.
