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some friend are as dry as dust vs as dry as dust

The correct phrase is "as dry as dust." The phrase means that something is very dry or lacking in interest. Adding "some friends are" before the phrase is incorrect and not commonly used in English.

Last updated: March 08, 2024 • 656 views

some friend are as dry as dust

This phrase is incorrect. The correct phrase is "as dry as dust."

The correct phrase "as dry as dust" is used to describe something that is very dry or lacking in interest.

as dry as dust

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to emphasize how dry or uninteresting something is. It is a common simile in English.
  • Cliché very dull; very boring. (*Also: as ~.) This book is as dry as dust. I am going to stop reading it. Her lecture was dry as dust—just like her subject. See also: ...
  • as dry as dust → terriblemente árido. 7. (= not sweet) [wine, sherry, cider] → seco; [champagne] → brut, seco a dry white wine → un vino blanco seco. 8.
  • Definition of as dry as dust in English: 1Extremely dry: ... 1.1Extremely dull; lacking emotion, expression, or interest: what the students learned was as dry as dust.
  • #1 (permalink) Tue Mar 22, 2005 21:42 pm What does this idiom mean: "as dry as dust"? Test No. incompl/advan-67 "Dry as you like", question 3. She studies ...

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