Thin as a rake
(1) Do you ever hear this idiom today (in everyday English)?
(2) I guess there must be other idiomatic expressions describing someone extremely skinny?
On a slightly different note ...
be thick as thieves (*) - I wonder if this idiom is still in use (at least, not totally archaic?) Worse still, I guess it may even sound offensive if used by an unwary non-native speaker in the wrong way :-?
Perhaps there is a nice English idiom that is very close to (*) in meaning yet has no "negative flavor" at all?
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" It is fairly common. It applies to someone who has been deprived of food for a long time. vlivef be thick as thieves (*) Yes, I hear it occasionally.
- " It is fairly common.
- It applies to someone who has been deprived of food for a long time.
- vlivef be thick as thieves (*) Yes, I hear it occasionally.
- It means to be very close to someone.
- I suppose that thieves often cooperate closely and share their confidences with each other..
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In American english, it is "thin as a rail."
It is fairly common. It applies to someone who has been deprived of food for a long time.
vlivefbe thick as thieves (*)
Yes, I hear it occasionally. It means to be very close to someone. I suppose that thieves often cooperate closely and share their confidences with each other..
0vlivef(1) Do you ever hear this idiom today (in everyday English)?
It's used sometimes, in the UK.
vlivefOn a slightly different note ...be thick as thieves (*) - I wonder if this idiom is still in use (at least, not totally archaic?)
Sometimes.
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