dry-as-dust

Definitions

Examples

• Estee Lauder has not crumbled to dust because the perfect brown face of Joan Smalls represents it.

• My understanding was that according to most Christian beliefs, being trans or gay was a sin, cut and dry.

• Fold the parchment paper with the dry ingredients in half and pour into the stand mixer.

• Allow beans to cool completely then remove to a paper towel-lined plate to dry.

• Even when he opens up, the sentences are wooden, the scenes sucked dry of emotion.

• The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them.

• But Polavieja started his campaign with the immense advantage of having the whole of the dry season before him.

• Their method of curing the leaves was to air-dry them and then packing them until wanted for use.

• The smoke from her kitchen fire rose white as she put in dry sumac to give it a start.

• In the aperture of the window, amid piles of paper, stood a rickety old table, covered with dust.