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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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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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on the drytemporarily refraining from drinking alcoholRate 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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qui est bien qu'il s'y tienneRest content where thou art; Better dry bread at home than roast meat abroad.Rate it:

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satellite townA new town planned and built to serve a particular local industry, or as a dormitory or overspill for people who work in a nearby metropolis. Such satellite towns include Port Sunlight near Birkenhead (Cheshire, England), built to house workers at Lever Brothers soap factories.Rate it:

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shrivel upTo become completely shriveled; to completely dry up and become wrinkled.Rate it:

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slip offTo leave a port, anchorage or mooringRate it:

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terra firmadry landRate it:

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wipe upTo dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed.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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