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(as) dead as a dodo
01
(of a person, animal, or plant) certainly not alive or in existence any longer
Dialect
British
British
Idiom
Informal
Voorbeelden
Look at the trees – the one that fell and got us and the other one beside it – were both due to come down, they were dead as dodos.
The technology from that era is as dead as a dodo now, with no practical use in today's world.
02
not as popular or interesting as before
DialectBritish
BritishVoorbeelden
The once booming nightclub is now as dead as a dodo, with only a few patrons showing up on weekends.
Printed newspapers are gradually becoming as dead as a dodo in the digital age.
