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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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Flying DutchmanA Dutch-flagged clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. It is considered bad luck to meet said ship.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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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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