dumb as a bag of hammers

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dumb as a bag of hammers (not comparable)

  1. (slang) Remarkably stupid.
    • 2012 April 24, Telltale Games, The Walking Dead, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Kindle Fire, scene: Greene Family Farm:
      Kenny: Yeah. Nothing bothers him. Like water off a duck's back, y'know. / Lee: That's a valuable trait lately. / Kenny: No kidding. But frankly, I think it's because he's dumb as a bag of hammers.

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