run dry

Idioms & Phrases

run dry

see well's run dry.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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run dry

verb
become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer" 
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Run dry is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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