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thin as a rake
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Adjective
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thin
as
a
rake
(
not
comparable
)
(
simile
)
Incredibly
thin
, at an unhealthy-looking level of thinness.
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incredibly thin
Finnish:
laiha kuin tikku
,
laiha
kuin
kukkakeppi
French:
maigre comme un clou
(fr)
Galician:
delgado coma un espicho
Italian:
magro come un chiodo
Norwegian:
Bokmål:
tynn som en strek
(no)
Russian:
худо́й как ще́пка
(
xudój kak ščépka
)
,
то́щий как жердь
(
tóščij kak žerdʹ
)
Swedish:
smal som en sticka
,
smal som en pinne
,
trådsmal