Be home and dry
phrase
To have successfully finished something especially difficult or uncertain.
Once you've answered all the interview questions correctly, you're home and dry.
Often appears as...
- be home and dry after
- nearly home and dry
Usage tips
Idiomatic
phrase
To have successfully finished something especially difficult or uncertain.
Once you've answered all the interview questions correctly, you're home and dry.
Often appears as...
- be home and dry after
- nearly home and dry
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3British Origin
This phrase is more commonly used in the UK, so it may not be understood everywhere.
After completing the last puzzle, Lisa was home and dry, but her American friends were confused by the expression.
Pro Tip 2/3Finish Line
The phrase suggests completing a task as if crossing a finish line in a race.
I turned in my final essay and felt I was home and dry for the semester.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal
It's not about literally arriving home dry; it's a metaphor for success.
After passing his driving test, Jamie texted his mum that he was home and dry.
Pro Tip 1/3British Origin
This phrase is more commonly used in the UK, so it may not be understood everywhere.
After completing the last puzzle, Lisa was home and dry, but her American friends were confused by the expression.
Pro Tip 2/3Finish Line
The phrase suggests completing a task as if crossing a finish line in a race.
I turned in my final essay and felt I was home and dry for the semester.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal
It's not about literally arriving home dry; it's a metaphor for success.
After passing his driving test, Jamie texted his mum that he was home and dry.
Pro Tip 1/3British Origin
This phrase is more commonly used in the UK, so it may not be understood everywhere.
After completing the last puzzle, Lisa was home and dry, but her American friends were confused by the expression.
Pro Tip 2/3Finish Line
The phrase suggests completing a task as if crossing a finish line in a race.
I turned in my final essay and felt I was home and dry for the semester.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal
It's not about literally arriving home dry; it's a metaphor for success.
After passing his driving test, Jamie texted his mum that he was home and dry.
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