Dry this spill up with the hair dryer.
•Will the hair dryer dry up this mess?
2. to cure a skin rash by the use of medicine that dries. •Let's use some of this to try to dry that rash up.
•This medicine will dry up your rash in a few days.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
dry something up — ˌdry ˈup | ˌdry sthˈup derived (BrE) to dry dishes with a towel after you have washed them • I ll wash and you can dry up. Main entry: ↑dryderived … Useful english dictionary
dry something off — ˌdry ˈoff | ˌdry sb/sthˈoff derived to become dry or make sth dry • We went swimming and then lay in the sun to dry off. • We dried our boots off by the fire. Main entry: ↑dryderived … Useful english dictionary
dry something out — ˌdry ˈout | ˌdry sthˈout derived to become or to allow sth to become dry, in a way that is not wanted • Water the plant regularly, never letting the soil dry out. • Hot sun and cold winds can soon dry out your skin. Main entry: ↑dryderived … Useful english dictionary
Dry Riser (song) — Dry Riser Single by Kerbdog from the album Kerbdog Released January 1994 … Wikipedia
dry as dust — Something that is as dry as dust is very dry indeed. This expression can also refer to something dull and uninteresting. The ground was as dry as dust. / His speech was as dry as dust … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Dry (album) — Dry Studio album by PJ Harvey Released 30 June 1992 … Wikipedia
dry up — {v.} 1. To become dry. * /The reservoir dried up during the four month drought./ 2. To disappear or vanish as if by evaporating. * /The Senator s influence dried up when he was voted out of office./ 3. {slang} To stop talking. Often used as a… … Dictionary of American idioms
dry up — {v.} 1. To become dry. * /The reservoir dried up during the four month drought./ 2. To disappear or vanish as if by evaporating. * /The Senator s influence dried up when he was voted out of office./ 3. {slang} To stop talking. Often used as a… … Dictionary of American idioms
dry run — dry runs N COUNT: oft N for n If you have a dry run, you practise something to make sure that you are ready to do it properly. The competition is planned as a dry run for the World Cup finals … English dictionary
dry as snuff — If something is as dry as snuff, it is very dry indeed … The small dictionary of idiomes
dry run — A dry run is a full rehearsal or trial exercise of something to see how it will work before it is launched … The small dictionary of idiomes
