10 LIVRES EN ANGLAIS EN RAPPORT AVEC «DRY-AS-DUST»
Découvrez l'usage de
dry-as-dust dans la sélection bibliographique suivante. Des livres en rapport avec
dry-as-dust et de courts extraits de ceux-ci pour replacer dans son contexte son utilisation littéraire.
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The British Quarterly Review
How can Dry-as-dust interpret such things — the dark chaotic dullard, who knows
the meaning of nothing cosmic or noble, nor ever will know ? Poor wretch, one
sees what kind of meaning he educes from man's history this long while past, and
...
Robert Vaughan, Henry Allon, 1859
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The British Quarterly Review
How can Dry-as-dust interpret such things — the dark chaotic dullard, who knows
the meaning of nothing cosmic or noble, nor ever will know ? Poor wretch, one
sees what kind of meaning he educes from man's history this long while past, and
...
My throat'sasdryasakex. 1891: Hardy, 7«s,chxvii. 7. As dry as dust. 1669: New
Help to Discourse, 248, Who is by drinking drunk as dry as dust. 1679: D'Urfey,
Squire Oldsapp, I i, My West- whaphallan at dinner has made me as dry as dust.
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George Latimer Apperson, Martin H. Manser, Stephen J. Curtis, 2005
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Tait's Edinburgh Magazine
He occupies six pages of the first volume, wherein we are told, at page 197, that
the German Dry as Dust is a dull dog; and again, at page 201, we hear of
common-place Dry as Dust and voluminous stupidity. Dry as Dust is apt to
become ...
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
As dry as dust (ODEP 206; EAP 122; MP 189) 1906 Love proceeds not out of the
dry-as-dust way of the mind. (II, 1064) The Complete Short Stories of Jack
London, 3 vols. Ed. Earle Labor et al. Stanford, Cal.: Stanford University Press,
1993.
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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Tait's Edinburgh magazine
He occupies six pages of the first volume, wherein we are told, at page 197, that
the German Dry as Dust is a dull dog ; and again, at page 201, we hear of
common-place Dry as Dust and voluminous stupidity. Dry as Dust is apt to
become ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
... with DRY, also see CUT AND DRIED; HANG OUT TO DRY; HIGH AND DRY;
KEEP ONE'S POWDER DRY; NOT A DRY EYE IN THE HOUSE; WELL'S RUN
DRY. dry as dust Dull, boring, as in This text is dry as dust; it'sputting me to sleep.
[c.
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The Cambridge Companion to Tom Stoppard
If Housman's head (the classicist) outweighed his heart (the romantic), it is
because the head was given full rein while the heart was intentionally repressed.
As Auden noted in his poem "A. E. Housman": "Deliberately he chose the dry-as-
dust, ...
9
Roget's Descriptive Word Finder
... stick: extremely dry dry as dust: extremely dry exsuccous: sapless; dry fine:
clear and bright gizzen: dried or shriveled husky: dry and harsh juiceless:
destitute of juice; dry rainless: devoid of rain sapless: without sap; hence dry,
withered sear: ...
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Anglické obrazné fráze a idiomy - English
as easy
as ABC
DUST – as dry as dust/dust-dry – suchý jako troud; nezáživný You can lay turf at
any time of year, provided that the soil is neither frozen hard, squelching with
mud or dust-dry. (Alan Titch- marsh, Daily Mail, 1. 10. 1994) The Professor made
the ...
10 ACTUALITÉS CONTENANT LE TERME «DRY-AS-DUST»
Découvrez de quoi on parle dans les médias nationaux et internationaux et comment le terme
dry-as-dust est employé dans le contexte des actualités suivantes.
Greece Will Live or Die by This Formula
(It gets less respect because it is a dry-as-dust fiscal equation compared with the steamy romance of monetary math.) In fiscal crises, the ... «Bloomberg, juil 15»
Mainer and former defense secretary William Cohen talks about his …
It's the opposite of dry-as-dust science writing,” said Preston, who has a home in the Round Pond area of Bristol. “He absolutely knows what ... «Press Herald, juin 15»
LeBron James has become oblivious to playing the fool
The bottom line of a dry-as-dust study (via a link from Bleacher Report): “... our replication of the report's analysis finds that it relies on an ... «Nashua Telegraph, juin 15»
Editorial: Media Not Only Ones Offended By Comment
It could even be useful on the campaign trail and during otherwise dry-as-dust debates. But a man who cannot control his inner desire to be ... «Times Record, juin 15»
Mississauga's Tandoori Flame is a big, spicy Indian buffet: review
Of the Indian sweets, there is a strangely chemical mango custard, dry-as-dust rasgulla, chalky kheer and jalebis that taste of old frying oil. «Toronto Star, juin 15»
Sweden defeats Russia to grasp Eurovision song contest victory
Even when they didn't, there was always Mr Norton to nudge them along with a dry-as-dust “oops. That's got to be awkward.” But, during the ... «The Guardian, mai 15»
10 Genius Eyeliner Hacks for Lazy, Broke, or Clumsy Girls
... olive oil in your kitchen cabinet, and add a few drops to the gel eyeliner pot. Mix it around and voila: Your previously dry-as-dust eyeliner is now good to go. «Bustle, mai 15»
Luckily, folk duo The Milk Carton Kids are happier than they sound
"No," says the dry-as-dust Ryan. "We seem to be [pause] not at all about that bass." Advertisement. Quite. Not least because they don't have a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, mai 15»
Milk Carton Kids are creaming the competition
"No," says the dry-as-dust Ryan. "We seem to be [pause] not at all about that bass." Advertisement. Quite. Not least because they don't have a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, mai 15»
Boxing Is Dead, And All You Posers Killed It: A Reflection On …
(The recent knockout at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez is proof and, to a lesser degree, so are the dry-as-dust fights he had with Timothy ... «The Inquisitr, mai 15»
