drenched to the skin

drenched to the skin

To be completely soaked with water—usually rain—through one's clothes. Come in out of that rain! Oh, you're drenched to the skin, you'll catch cold if you aren't careful!
See also: drench, skin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be soaked to the skin
  • be/get soaked to the skin
  • come in out of the rain
  • pour rain
  • pouring rain
  • lash down on
  • lash down on (someone or something)
  • be soaked to the bone
  • risk of (some inclement weather)
  • risk of rain
References in classic literature
Drenched to the skin, he went home, locked himself in, opened the bureau, took out all his money and tore up two or three papers.
Drenched to the skin, he walked into the little flat where the parents of his betrothed lived, in Third Street in Vassilyevsky Island.
Crime And Punishment
My traveling-carriage stopped; the horses seized; I myself in a strange country at nightfall, robbed of my money and my luggage, and drenched to the skin by the pouring rain!
The New Magdalen
For my part, I am answerable for the fate of these poor mariners, who have stood by my side in battle, and been so often drenched to the skin, along with me, by the same tempestuous surges.
Tanglewood Tales
"You'll get drenched to the skin; you'll catch your death!" said Peechy Prauw affectionately.
Adventure of the Black Fisherman
For the 2,600 Sunderland fans who made the trip - including the 1,100 hardy souls drenched to the skin on the uncovered terrace behind the goal - this game will be one of those 'I was there' moments.
Accrington Stanley? Sunderland fans have their memories and a soggy ticket stub; Sunderland's game at Accrington Stanley was abandoned after 73 minutes as the heavens opened on a sodden pitch, leaving the sides to do it all again
Whilst often drenched to the skin, windswept and bitterly cold, these were the perfect conditions he was looking for and his prints, particularly those produced in monochrome, captured a great atmosphere.
Competition success; If you would like to contribute to Club Call, contact Andy Rush on 01509 635802 or E-mail andy.rush@reachplc.com CLUB CALL
Surely it would be better to be drenched to the skin than risk the horror of being burnt?
Helicopters could have been used on Grenfell
A clueless bunch of six, we found ourselves landing up on the doorsteps of a nameless resort in some part of Kerala, harrowed after an eight- hour drive from Bengaluru, drenched to the skin.
IN THE LAND OF ROYALS LAND
Our favourite ride was the World Of Chima, where you engage in battle by water cannon as you follow a circuit on a boat, getting drenched to the skin by rival vessels, waterfalls and spectators.
Bricks and more, ta; Ian Sturgess is highly impressed by Legoland Florida and Orlando's newest attractions on I-Drive; TRAVEL
We could have cried - when the heavens opened and within minutes we were drenched to the skin and everything around us was soaking and slippery.
Kindness and laughter a tonic on day of disaster
He arrived mud-spattered, exhausted and drenched to the skin, but in time to break the tie between the Delaware delegates and make the adoption of the Declaration unanimous.
Let's honor some of our lesser-known patriots
The drive home to Dublin drenched to the skin after such a beating is one I'll never forget.
Driving home drenched after being battered; VIEW FROM THE RING On-course bookies answer our questions every Monday
Some fans have paid pounds 250 to be drenched to the skin as they watch their idol.
FLOWER OF SCOTLAND; Kylie is looking blooming great
The tents collapsed under a torrential downpour; knights and squires, grooms and horses slithered in the mud and thousands of spectators struggled home drenched to the skin. In consequence, the tournament is often dismissed as a fiasco.
Knight's tale: the recent discovery of J.H. Nixon's watercolours of the Eglinton tournament underscores the importance of medievalism in British life