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Possibly,the answer to "dead as a door nail?"is-in ancient times there was a "door nail that the door knocker would hit against, I'm of the opinion the resulting sound was hallow and "dead" instead of a ringing sound.

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Q: Where did the saying dead as a door nail come from?
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