| English | Russian |
| as dead as a door nail | совершенно мёртвый |
| dead as a door nail | превратившийся в мёртвую букву (as a herring, as mutton, as four o'clock, as a nit; о договоре и т. п.) |
| dead as a door nail | вышедший из употребления (as a herring, as mutton, as four o'clock, as a nit) |
| dead as a door nail | утративший силу (as a herring, as mutton, as four o'clock, as a nit; о договоре и т. п.) |
| dead as a door nail | исчезнувший без следа (as a herring, as mutton, as four o'clock, as a nit) |
| dead as a door nail | бездыханный (as a herring, as mutton, as four o'clock, as a nit) |
| dead as a door nail | совершенно мёртвый |
| dead as a door-nail | без каких-либо признаков жизни |
