thin as a rake

English

Adjective

thin as a rake (not comparable)

(simile) Incredibly thin, at an unhealthy-looking level of thinness.

Translations

incredibly thin

French: maigre comme un clou (fr)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tynn som en strek (no)

Russian: худо́й как ще́пка (xudój kak ščépka), то́щий как жердь (tóščij kak žerdʹ)
Swedish: tunn som en sticka

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