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bone-drytotally dry; without moisture.Rate it:

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bone dryCompletely dry; without any trace of moisture.Rate it:

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bone-crunchingVery violent or hard, as an impact.Rate it:

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bone-deepExtremely deep or profound (emotionally)Rate it:

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bone idlelazyRate it:

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bone upTo study or cram, especially in order to refresh one's knowledge of a topic.Rate it:

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throw a bone toTo provide support or assistance to, especially in one particular way or to a limited extent; to make a concession to.Rate it:

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bad to the boneCompletely bad and evil; pure evil.Rate it:

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bred-in-the-boneInveterate or habitual; long-standing.Rate it:

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bone in the throatA source of continuing annoyance; a hindrance.Rate it:

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bone hardAs hard as a bone, rock hard.Rate it:

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bone in her teethUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see bone,‎ in,‎ her,‎ teeth.Rate it:

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bone in her teethA prominent bow wave.Rate it:

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bone of contentionSomething that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached.Rate it:

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bone-crunchingVery violent or hard.Rate it:

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bone-deepExtremely deep or profoundRate it:

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bone-idleutterly lazyRate it:

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bone-shakingrattly, unsteady, ricketyRate it:

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bred-in-the-boneFirmly established or instilled; deep-seated.Rate it:

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breed in the boneTo establish or ingrain firmly within someone's nature.Rate it:

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funny boneThe ulnar nerve in the elbow, which, when hit, causes a tingly sensation. [from the 19th c.]Rate it:

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funny boneOne's sense of humor.Rate it:

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have a bone to pickTo have a complaint or grievance with somebody.Rate it:

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Have a Bone to Pick with YouTo have a complaint and argument about somethingRate it:

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like a dog with a boneStubborn; persistent; relentless; doggedRate it:

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soaked to the boneExtremely wet.Rate it:

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tickle somebody's funny boneTo amuse; to strike somebody as funny.Rate it:

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tickle someone's funny boneTo amuse; to strike somebody as funny.Rate it:

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Tickle Your Funny BoneAmusing someone or making someone laughRate it:

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to the bonecompletely, totallyRate it:

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two dogs fight for a bone, but a third runs away with itWhen two sides contend, it's always the third party that benefits.Rate it:

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wish-bonepart of a chicken's skeletonRate it:

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work one's fingers to the boneWork especially hard, usually for an extended period.Rate it:

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dry as a bonecompletely dry; totally dryRate it:

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dry as a dead dingo's dongerVery thirsty.Rate it:

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dry as a dead dingo's dongerVery dry, extremely dry.Rate it:

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home and dryHaving safely reached one's target.Rate it:

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keep one’s powder dryConserve one’s resources until they are needed; be ready to take action if necessaryRate it:

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leave someone high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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you drained me dryYour incessant and extended discussion, queries and theories have been so exuberant that I am exhausted.Rate it:

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замёрзнуть как собакаto be chilled to the marrow, to feel as cold as ice, to be frozen through, to be chilled to the boneRate it:

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leave somebody high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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dry outTo have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.Rate it:

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je suis tout en nageI am in a thorough perspiration; I have not a dry thread on me.Rate it:

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dry runA practice; a rehearsal.Rate it:

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dry eyeKeratoconjunctivitis sicca , an eye disease caused by decreased tear production.Rate it:

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hunger is a good sauce(dated) Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.1854, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman, Punch, Vol. XXVI, Punch Publications Ltd., page 74:His bread and cheese were somewhat dry, to be sure; his ale had become flat, and considerably warmer than was desirable; but hunger is a good sauce, and thirst is not particular.Rate it:

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à force de forger on devient forgeronPractice makes perfect; Drawn wells are seldom dry.Rate it:

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according toAccording to the directions, the glue takes 24 hours to dry.Rate it:

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avoir maille à partir avec quelqu'unTo have a bone to pick (a crow to pluck) with some one.Rate it:

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