"dumb as a bag of hammers" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-dumb as a bag of hammers.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dumb as a bag of hammers (not comparable)
  1. (slang) Remarkably stupid. Tags: not-comparable, slang Synonyms: dumb as a sack of hammers Related terms: Synonyms: dumber than a box of rocks, stupid Translations (remarkably stupid): dum som en dør (Danish), tyhmä kuin saapas (Finnish), dum som et brød (Norwegian Bokmål), dum som en stut (Norwegian Bokmål), тупо́й, как ва́ленок (tupój, kak válenok) (Russian), más tonto que Abundio (Spanish)

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