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screen door on a submarine
Language:
Meanings:
1.
North America
United States
informal
humorous
colloquial
A vivid simile for something totally ineffective or inappropriate for its situation; utterly useless at fulfilling its intended purpose.
An emphatic metaphor indicating that a device, plan, or arrangement fails spectacularly because it is fundamentally unsuited to its context.
2.
North America
United States
informal
derogatory
colloquial
A jocular insult likening a person to being extremely stupid or lacking common sense.
Examples:
EN:
He's dumb as a screen door on a submarine.
ES:
Es tan tonto como una mampara en un submarino.
EN:
Water poured through the roof like a screen door on a submarine.
ES:
El agua entraba por el techo como puerta corrediza de un submarino.
EN:
A screen door on a submarine.
TE:
ఒక ఫ్లాట్ ఉపరితల ఆకారం పై సెట్.
EN:
- Like a screen door on a submarine.
ES:
- Como una mosquitera en un submarino.
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