(as) dead as a dodo
idiom
informal, chiefly British
—used to stress that someone or something is dead
The old captain was dead as a dodo.
—often used figurativelyThe negotiations are as dead as a dodo.
The deal is dead as a dododo.
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One criminal marketplace, however, has remained as dead as a dodo for the last nine years, with no activity of any sort observed by dark web threat intelligence analysts.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Then, out of nowhere, the bird grows a new bone, sprouts fresh feathers — and is apparently not dead as a dodo after all.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Then, out of nowhere, the bird grows a new bone, sprouts fresh feathers — and is apparently not dead as a dodo after all.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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“(as) dead as a dodo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28as%29%20dead%20as%20a%20dodo. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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