also bone-dry
If you say that something is bone dry , you are emphasizing that it is very dry indeed.
Now the river bed is bone dry.
ADJ [ emphasis ]
also bone-dry
If you say that something is bone dry , you are emphasizing that it is very dry indeed.
Now the river bed is bone dry.
ADJ [ emphasis ]
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006