"deaf as a doorpost" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-deaf as a doorpost.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} deaf as a doorpost (not comparable)
  1. (simile) stone deaf (unable to hear at all) Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Hearing

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