to be as thin as a stick

Fuente de la expresión: The Free Dictionary [online]
Variantes: to be thin as a stick, to be a stick
Contexto: "The Hotel Schuyler was more than a little sleazy and a great deal of sleazy life went on there. Its spotted rugs and walls were a challenge no effort could meet and the rootlessness hardened over everything, like a scab." Or: "He was as thin as a stick, and his lovely, round, light face, with frightened, shiny, round eyes, looks like a sacrifice impaled upon the stalk of his neck." Or: "She dangled on his arm like a black shopping bag." And: "And then a lifetime with its mound of men climbing on and off."
Tipo de fuente: newspaper
Título de la fuente: The New York Times [online] - Books of The Times
Año: 1998
Web: http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/07/26/specials/hardwick-sleepless.html
Idioma: English
Nivel de uso: Sin definir
Marca dialectal: Sin definir
Frecuencia: Sin definir