(as) dry as a bone
idiom
: completely dry
The stream is usually (as) dry as a bone this time of year.
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Hence why your skin may be plump and hydrated in the summer humidity, but dry as a bone come winter.
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Indeed, the series of atmospheric rivers that started toward the end of December came as something of a shock after one of California’s driest years on record, which left reservoirs drained and soils dry as a bone.
—Hayley Smithstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2023
If you’re used to waking up drenched, this lofty duvet from Pottery Barn will keep you dry as a bone.
—Rachel Klein, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Indeed, the series of atmospheric rivers that started toward the end of December came as something of a shock after one of California’s driest years on record, which left reservoirs drained and soils dry as a bone.
—Hayley Smithstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2023
If you’re used to waking up drenched, this lofty duvet from Pottery Barn will keep you dry as a bone.
—Rachel Klein, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
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