dead as ditch-water in English

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        "head": "dead as ditch-water"
      },
      "expansion": "dead as ditch-water (not comparable)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "glosses": [
        "Unquestionably dead."
      ],
      "id": "en-dead_as_ditch-water-en-adj-t7QVedi5",
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        "(simile) Unquestionably dead."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "dead as a doornail"
        },
        {
          "word": "dead as a dodo"
        },
        {
          "word": "dull as ditchwater"
        }
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
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  ],
  "word": "dead as ditch-water"
}

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        "head": "dead as ditch-water"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "word": "dead as a doornail"
    },
    {
      "word": "dead as a dodo"
    },
    {
      "word": "dull as ditchwater"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "Unquestionably dead."
      ],
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          "unquestionably"
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        "(simile) Unquestionably dead."
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  "word": "dead as ditch-water"
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"dead as ditch-water" meaning in English

Adjective