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dry as a bonecompletely dry; totally dryRate it:

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

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dry as a dead dingo's dongerVery thirsty.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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leave somebody high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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bone-drytotally dry; without moisture.Rate it:

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dry outTo have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.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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bone dryCompletely dry; without any trace of moisture.Rate it:

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DRYAcronym of don't repeat yourself.Rate it:

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dry behind the earsSeasoned or experienced; mature, especially with respect to judgment.Rate it:

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dry eyeAn eye which is not crying, i.e. someone emotionally unmoved.Rate it:

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dry offTo become dry.Rate it:

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dry one's eyesTo cease crying.Rate it:

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dry outTo sober up; to cease to be drunk.Rate it:

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dry powderUsed other than as an idiom: see dry, powder.Rate it:

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dry powdercash (or cash-like securities) kept in reserve in case of need.Rate it:

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dry powderA powder found in a fire extinguisher that is expelled to smother the fireRate it:

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dry rottimber decayRate it:

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dry upTo stop talking, to forget what one was going to say.Rate it:

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dry upTo cease to exist; to disappearRate it:

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dry upTo manually dry dishesRate it:

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dry upTo cause to become dry.Rate it:

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dry upTo become dry; to lose water.Rate it:

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dry upTo deprive someone of.Rate it:

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dry up and blow awayTo go away; to disappear.Rate it:

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hang out to dryTo attach washing to a clothesline to dry.Rate it:

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hang out to dryTo abandon someone who is in need or in danger.Rate it:

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high and drystrandedRate it:

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ink isn't dry onUsed to indicate that was just issued.Rate it:

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on the drytemporarily refraining from drinking alcoholRate 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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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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butter cupA term of affection Or endearment for someone you like Buttercups are a large genus of flowering plants called Ranunculus. It has yellow, shiny petals, and grows wild in many places. It is poisonous to eat for humans and cattle, but when dry the poison is not active.Rate it:

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c'est un pince-sans-rireHe is a dry joker.Rate it:

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ciel pommelé et femme fardée ne sont pas de longue duréeA mackerel sky, not long wet and not long dry.Rate it:

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dishpan handsHands which are rough, reddish, and dry, as from irritation and chafing caused by immersion in hot water mixed with detergent.Rate it:

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essuyer les plâtresTo move into a newly-built house before the walls are dry; (fig.) To experience the disadvantages of a beginning.Rate it:

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flavor explosionOne can experience a 'flavor explosion' upon imbibing a beverage you have hither-to not sampled. You anticipated myriad taste treats. Upon the first sip you wantonly begin your 'slake' in a cascade of foaming, bubbling, refreshing, exhilarating deluge of dashing delicacy, dancing from cheek to cheek, then explosively and divinely diving into the depths of your desert-dry throat channel!.Rate it:

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le plancher des vaches (fam.)Dry land; Terra firma.Rate it:

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on tenterhookstense in anticipation of something. The phrase originated in the wool industry where fleeces were stretched on a frame between hooks to dry after washing the fleeces.Rate it:

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oratio exilis, ieiuna, arida, exsanguisthe dry, lifeless style.Rate it:

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passage à videfunny turn, bad patch, slump, dry spellRate it:

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plus il boit, plus il a soifEver drunk, ever dry.Rate it:

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