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be bone dry
be bone dry
To be extremely dry. Man, it is bone dry out there today—not a bit of humidity in the air And if that floor is not bone dry when you're done, make sure to put up the signs—we don't need anyone slipping out here!
be bone dry
also be as dry as a bone to be completely dry The ground was bone dry after 3 weeks without rain.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
GerÓNimo | | - | Spanish |
Blue | | [blu:] | |
Lucius | | LOO:-ki-uws (Ancient Roman), LOO-shəs (English), LOO-see-əs (English) | Ancient Roman, Biblical, English |
Farhana | | - | Arabic, Bengali |
Joanne | | [dʒəu'æn] | |
Jozua | | YO-zuy-ah | Dutch |