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Sentence #45286

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 LinguisticFusion LinguisticFusion April 7, 2016 April 7, 2016 at 11:36:34 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

This is a litterally translated idiom, I believe a better translation would be ''...as drunk as a post''.

LinguisticFusion LinguisticFusion April 7, 2016 April 7, 2016 at 4:02:45 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Woops, sorry. It's as deaf as a post, and as drunk as a lord. Not as drunk as a post xP
Anyway, the Danish and German translators have chosen for 2 translations, one idiom and one much like your suggestion. I find that a suitable solution.

CK CK April 7, 2016 April 7, 2016 at 6:40:19 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

One of TRANG's guidelines is to not change things that are correct, even if they are archaic, so I guess this needs to stay the way it is.

drunk as a mouse a1386–1536

http://historicalthesaurus.arts...gory/?id=46967

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