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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