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And if a person’s hearing is very bad, you say he’s ________.

STONE DEAF 384
DEAF 248
DEAF AS A DOORNAIL 120
DEAF AS A POST 111
DEEF 31
DEAF AS A DOORKNOB 27
TOTALLY DEAF 24
HARD OF HEARING 16
DEAF AS A STONE 14
NR 12
DEAF AS AN ADDER 10
DEAF AS A BAT 9
DEAF AS A STONE WALL 9
COMPLETELY DEAF 8
VERY DEAF 8
DEAF AS A DOORPOST 6
REAL DEAF 6
PLUMB DEAF 5
CAN’T HEAR IT THUNDER 4
DEAF AS A ADDER 4
DEAFER THAN A DOORNAIL 4
DEAFER THAN AN ADDER 4
CAN’T HEAR THUNDER 3
COULDN’T HEAR IT THUNDER 3
DEAF AS A DRUM 3
DEAF AS A FENCE POST 3
DEAF AS A HADDOCK 3
DEAF AS A POKER 3
DEAF AS A ROCK 3
DEAF AS A STUMP 3
VERY HARD OF HEARING 3
ALMOST DEAF 2
CAN’T EVEN HEAR IT THUNDER 2
DEAF AS A BOARD 2
DEAF AS A DOORBELL 2
DEEF AS A DOORKNOB 2
DEEFER THAN A BAT 2
HARD HEARING 2
HE COULDN’T HEAR THUNDER 2
QUITE DEAF 2
STONE DEEF 2
ABSOLUTELY DEAF 1
ALMOST A MUTE 1
ALMOST DEEF 1
AND ISN’T HE DEAF 1
AWFUL DEAF 1
AWFULLY DEAF 1
CAN’T HEAR ANY TOO GOOD 1
CAN’T HEAR HISSELF FART 1
DEAD BETWEEN THE EARS 1
DEAF AND DUMB 1
DEAF AS A DUMB BRUTE 1
DEAF AS A DUMBBELL 1
DEAF AS A HAMMER 1
DEAF AS A HOE 1
DEAF AS A HOG 1
DEAF AS A HOLE IN THE GROUND 1
DEAF AS A MILL POST 1
DEAF AS A MUTE 1
DEAF AS A PISSPOT 1
DEAF AS A PLANK 1
DEAF AS A SNAKE 1
DEAF AS A STEER 1
DEAF AS A TOTEM POLE 1
DEAF AS A WALL 1
DEAF AS ALL OUT OF DOORS 1
DEAF AS AN ARMADILLO 1
DEAF AS AN OLD TREE 1
DEAF AS CAN BE 1
DEAF DUMB 1
DEAF IN ONE EAR AND CAN’T HEAR OUT OF THE OTHER 1
DEAF IN ONE EAR AND CAN’T HEAR OUT OF THE OTHER TO DO NO GOOD 1
DEAF POST 1
DEAF STONE 1
DEAF STONE WALL 1
DEAFER THAN A DOORKNOB 1
DEAFER THAN A HADDOCK 1
DEAFER THAN AN OX 1
DEAFER THAN HELL 1
DEATH 1
DEEF AS A BADGER 1
DEEF AS A POST 1
DEEF AS ALL GET OUT 1
DEEF AS AN ADDER 1
DEEF MUTE 1
DEEFER THAN A HITCHING POST 1
DEEFER THAN AN ADDER 1
DON’T HEAR A DAMN THING 1
DUMB DEAF 1
DUMMY 1
EXTREMELY HARD OF HEARING 1
FULLY DEAF 1
HARD DEAF 1
HE CAN’T HEAR 1
HE CAN’T HEAR HIS OWN SELF FART 1
JUST ABOUT DEAF 1
JUST CAN’T HEAR 1
JUST DEAF 1
JUST PLAIN DEAF 1
LOSING HIS HEARING 1
LOST HIS HEARING 1
NEARLY DEAF 1
NEEDS A HEARING AID 1
PARTIALLY DEAF 1
PLUMB DEEF 1
PRETTY DEAF 1
REAL DEEF 1
REAL HARD OF HEARING 1
SO DEAF HE CAN’T HEAR HIMSELF FART 1
SO DEAF HE COULDN’T HEAR HIMSELF FART 1
SO DEAF I HATE TO TALK TO HIM 1
STONE WALL DEAF 1
SURE CAN’T HEAR 1
TONE DEAF 1
TOTAL DEAF 1
VERY HARD AT HEARING 1
VERY HARD HEARING 1

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