home and dry
The phrase "home and dry" is often used in British English to describe having successfully completed a task or reached a goal, especially after overcoming challenges.
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Definition
B2General
(informal, British English)Having successfully finished a task or achieved a goal, especially after a challenging process.
Example
- After months of hard work on the project, we are finally home and dry.
- The team was home and dry after scoring the winning goal in the last minute.
B2Safety
(informal, British English)Being safe and out of danger after a risky or uncertain situation.
Example
- Once the storm passed, the sailors knew they were home and dry.
- After the surgery, the doctors confirmed he was home and dry.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "home and dry":
home and hosedhigh and dryhome straightcut and driedin the clearhome inright as rainhome sweet homeplain sailingall setall clear