sourd comme un pot

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “deaf as a post”, pot being an old word for "post" (Modern French poteau). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /suʁ kɔ.m‿œ̃ po/ === Adjective === sourd comme un pot (feminine sourde comme un pot, masculine plural sourds comme des pots, feminine plural sourdes comme des pots) (simile) stone deaf, deaf as a doorpost, deaf as a post