English idiom

home and dry

Register · Neutral CEFR C1

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Figurative meaning

successfully completed or achieved, with the main risks safely past

Word picture

A traveler is pictured as safely home and no longer exposed to wet or difficult conditions.

Example

“After the final inspection passed, the builders knew the project was home and dry.”

Dictionary details

Component words

home dry

Tags

success
risk

Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

hit home

make someone fully understand or feel the importance of something

go for broke

to stake everything on one final effort to win or succeed

moment of truth

the decisive point when reality or the final outcome becomes clear

a piece of cake

Something that is very easy to do.

so far so good

used to say that things have gone well up to now

alive and kicking

still healthy, active, or functioning despite age or difficulty

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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