home and dry
idiom
British, informal
: sure of succeeding, winning, etc. : no longer in danger of failing
If we can meet this next deadline, we'll be home and dry.
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Brad Pitt’s pit bull in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood), War Pony may not be home and dry for the Palm Dog just yet.
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Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022
City had been home and dry ever since.
—New York Times, 4 May 2021
But the duo are far from home and dry.
—The Economist, 20 June 2020
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Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022
City had been home and dry ever since.
—New York Times, 4 May 2021
But the duo are far from home and dry.
—The Economist, 20 June 2020
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“Home and dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20and%20dry. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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