dry as a bone

English

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Adjective

dry as a bone (not comparable)

  1. (simile) completely dry; totally dry
    Synonym: bone-dry
    • 2022 May 14, Ted C. MacRae, Cupressaceae:
      Wrong! When we got there, it was not only cloudy and cold, but dry as a bone!

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