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naked as the day one was born

naked as the day one was born

7.6
Completely without clothes, as when someone is born
  • idiom
  • NSFW
translation icon : desnudo como el día en que naciste
  • He stepped out of the shower naked as the day one was born and reached for a towel.

Examples

  • After losing the bet, he had to run across the lawn naked as the day one was born.

  • She felt completely naked as the day one was born in front of the mirror.

  • The statue depicts a figure naked as the day one was born, standing proudly in the sun.

  • He stood there naked as the day one was born!

  • After losing the bet, he had to run across the lawn naked as the day one was born.

  • He stepped out of the shower naked as the day one was born and reached for a towel.

  • The statue depicts a figure naked as the day one was born, standing proudly in the sun.

Synonyms

naked
vsnaked as the day one was born
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982 1.0

Not wearing any clothes on the body

is about a vivid birth image rather than a neutral description
nude
vsnaked as the day one was born
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89 3.7

Not wearing any clothes

is more colorful and idiomatic, using birth imagery
raw
vsnaked as the day one was born
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20 8.5

Completely without clothes

is a fuller idiom that mentions the moment of birth
stark naked
vsnaked as the day one was born
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7 4.6

Completely without any clothes

is similar but adds the birth comparison rather than mere emphasis
in the buff
vsnaked as the day one was born
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6 9.3

Not wearing any clothes

draws a clearer image by referencing the moment of birth
unclothed
vsnaked as the day one was born
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4 3.7

Not wearing any clothes

paints a stronger picture by comparing to the moment of birth
au naturel
vsnaked as the day one was born
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4 9.6

Not wearing clothes or makeup

is more picturesque, using a birth image to show total lack of clothes
bare-assed
vsnaked as the day one was born
  • Offensive
2 9.6

Completely without clothes with the bottom showing

is less coarse and uses a birth metaphor instead
bare-ass
vsnaked as the day one was born
  • Offensive
2 9.9

Completely without clothes

is more idiomatic and uses birth imagery rather than blunt slang
naked as a jaybird
vsnaked as the day one was born
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2 9.5

Having no clothes on

uses birth imagery to show the same complete lack of clothing
in one's birthday suit
vsnaked as the day one was born
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2 8.6

Completely without clothes like when you were born

means the same but keeps the original full phrase form
naked as the day you were born
vsnaked as the day one was born
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7.4

Completely without clothes like at birth

expresses the same idea with identical birth imagery and meaning
in your birthday suit
vsnaked as the day one was born
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8.7

Completely naked

uses the same birth-based image but with slightly different wording
clothesless
vsnaked as the day one was born
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8.4

Not wearing any clothes

is more colorful and uses a birth-based image
garmentless
vsnaked as the day one was born
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8.1

Not wearing any clothes

is idiomatic and less formal, invoking birth imagery
undressed
vsnaked as the day one was born
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1.9

A person who is not wearing any clothes

describes the simple state of being without clothes from the start
uncovered
vsnaked as the day one was born
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1.9

Not wearing clothes on a part of the body

adds a vivid birth comparison rather than a simple status note
exposed
vsnaked as the day one was born
1.8

Not covered by clothes and showing skin

uses a specific birth image to show complete unclothed state
peeled
vsnaked as the day one was born
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9.9

Completely without clothes on

is a fixed idiom comparing the person to their state at birth
mother-naked
vsnaked as the day one was born
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9.9

Completely without clothes like a new baby

uses a similar birth-based image but with standard phrasing
in the raw
vsnaked as the day one was born
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8.8

A person who has no clothes on

is similar but specifically compares to the state at birth
in the altogether
vsnaked as the day one was born
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9.9

A state of having no clothes on

emphasizes the birth comparison more directly than this phrase
starkers
vsnaked as the day one was born
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9.9

A person who has no clothes on

is a more visual idiom comparing the person to their birth state

How Naked

stark naked
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7 4.6
naked as the day one was born
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7.6
naked
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982 1.0

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.