- soaked to the skin
- soaked to the skinwet clear through one's clothing to the skin. •
I was caught in the rain and got soaked to the skin.
•Oh, come in and dry off! You must be soaked to the skin.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
I was caught in the rain and got soaked to the skin.
•Oh, come in and dry off! You must be soaked to the skin.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
soaked to the skin — to be extremely wet. I forgot my umbrella and got soaked to the skin when I had to go out this afternoon … New idioms dictionary
soaked to the skin — adjective Extremely wet Syn: drenched, soaked to the bone, soaking wet … Wiktionary
get soaked to the skin — be soaked to the skin to be extremely wet. I had no umbrella so I got soaked to the skin … New idioms dictionary
be soaked to the skin — to be extremely wet. The rain was so heavy we were soaked to the skin after only ten minutes … New idioms dictionary
soaked to the bone — adjective Extremely wet Syn: drenched, soaked to the skin, soaking wet … Wiktionary
soaked — [ soukt ] adjective extremely wet: She was shivering and soaked with sweat. soaked through (=wet all the way through): Our tent is soaked through. soaked to the skin/bone: Most of the walkers were soaked to the skin. blood soaked: a pile of blood … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
soaked — [səukt US soukt] adj 1.) very wet or wearing very wet clothes = ↑drenched ▪ I was soaked and very cold. ▪ It was raining so hard we were quickly soaked through (=completely wet) . ▪ He came in from the barn, soaked to the skin . ▪ Her shoes got… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wet to the skin — totally saturated, soaked through … English contemporary dictionary
soaked — UK [səʊkt] / US [soʊkt] adjective extremely wet She was shivering and soaked with sweat. soaked through (= wet all the way through): Our tent is soaked through. soaked to the skin/bone: Most of the walkers were soaked to the skin. blood soaked: a … English dictionary
soaked — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ get ADVERB ▪ absolutely, completely, thoroughly ▪ … Collocations dictionary
skin — n. & v. n. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin of a flayed animal with or without the hair etc. b a material prepared from skins esp. of smaller animals (opp. HIDE(2)). 3 a person s skin with reference … Useful english dictionary