dry as a bone

(as) dry as a bone

Completely dry. Man, it is as dry as a bone out there today—not a bit of humidity in the air And if that floor is not as dry as a bone when you're done, make sure to put up the signs—we don't need anyone slipping out here!

See also: bone, dry

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dry as a bone

If something is as dry as a bone, it is very dry. By the end of June the pond is as dry as a bone. Note: People also use the much more frequent adjective bone-dry to mean the same thing. Fires have destroyed more than 200,000 acres of bone-dry forests. His throat was bone dry.

See also: bone, dry

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

dry as a bone:

1 extremely dry. 2 extremely thirsty.

See also: bone, dry

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

(as) dry as a ˈbone

very dry

See also: bone, dry

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

(as) dry as a bone
be as dry as a bone
be bone dry
bone dry
doesn't have a (certain kind of) bone in (one's) body
unkind
have a bone on
bone out
crazy bone
be bone idle

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释义	dry as a bone (as) dry as a bone Completely dry. Man, it is as dry as a bone out there today—not a bit of humidity in the air And if that floor is not as dry as a bone when you're done, make sure to put up the signs—we don't need anyone slipping out here! See also: bone, dry Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. dry as a bone If something is as dry as a bone, it is very dry. By the end of June the pond is as dry as a bone. Note: People also use the much more frequent adjective bone-dry to mean the same thing. Fires have destroyed more than 200,000 acres of bone-dry forests. His throat was bone dry. See also: bone, dry Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. dry as a bone: 1 extremely dry. 2 extremely thirsty. See also: bone, dry Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary (as) dry as a ˈbone very dry See also: bone, dry Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: (as) dry as a bone be as dry as a bone be bone dry bone dry doesn't have a (certain kind of) bone in (one's) body unkind have a bone on bone out crazy bone be bone idle
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