Fuente de la expresión
Concise Dictionary of English Combined
Estructura completa
to be as dumb as a mouse
Variantes
to be as dumb as [a stick, a sock, a bag of rocks, a box of rocks, a statue, any
oyster, a stone]
Contexto
Harry never would venture to meddle with George’s books, and
would sit as dumb as a mouse at the lidgings while his brother was studying.
Tipo de fuente
Libro
Autor
William Makepeace Thackeray
Título de la fuente
The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century
Año
1859
Web
https://books.google.es/books?id=Kuc9AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA256&dq=%22dumb+as+a+mous e%22&hl=es&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihkJyOsrntAhUEahQKHXRhAu84ChDoATADegQIBhAC #v=onepage&q=%22dumb%20as%20a%20mouse%22&f=false
Idioma
English
Nivel de uso
Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
Marca dialectal
General
Frecuencia
Raro