deaf as a post

Translations
глухой как пень
He is as deaf as a post and can't hear a word you say.
Он глухой как пень и не слышит ни слова, что ты говоришь.
Definitions
The phrase 'deaf as a post' is an idiomatic expression used to describe someone who is completely unable to hear or is very hard of hearing. It suggests a total lack of hearing ability, similar to a post, which is an inanimate object and cannot hear at all.
Words
deaf

adjective
глухой
as

preposition
как
a

article or possessive pronoun
неопределённый артикль
post

noun
столб