naked as the day one was born
- idiom
- NSFW
- He stepped out of the shower naked as the day one was born and reached for a towel.
Examples
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After losing the bet, he had to run across the lawn naked as the day one was born.
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She felt completely naked as the day one was born in front of the mirror.
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The statue depicts a figure naked as the day one was born, standing proudly in the sun.
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He stood there naked as the day one was born!
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After losing the bet, he had to run across the lawn naked as the day one was born.
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He stepped out of the shower naked as the day one was born and reached for a towel.
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The statue depicts a figure naked as the day one was born, standing proudly in the sun.
Synonyms
Not wearing any clothes on the body
Not wearing any clothes
Completely without clothes
Completely without any clothes
Not wearing any clothes
Not wearing any clothes
Not wearing clothes or makeup
Completely without clothes with the bottom showing
Completely without clothes
Having no clothes on
Completely without clothes like when you were born
Completely without clothes like at birth
Completely naked
Not wearing any clothes
Not wearing any clothes
A person who is not wearing any clothes
Not wearing clothes on a part of the body
Not covered by clothes and showing skin
Completely without clothes on
Completely without clothes like a new baby
A person who has no clothes on
A state of having no clothes on
A person who has no clothes on
How Naked
Surface Forms
Morphology
naked + as + the + day + one + be + born
The simile composes transparently: it compares 'naked' to 'the day one was born' — the time when a person has no clothes — so the meaning 'completely naked' follows directly from the constituents. Though slightly idiomatic/old-fashioned in phrasing, the relation is literal and readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows the component words.
Etymology
Naked as the day one was born gives the image of a newborn baby who has no clothes at all. So, it means 'completely naked' now, just like at the moment of birth.