B2🌿 Nature & Weather
Essere asciutto come la siccità
To be extremely dry / humorless
Literal Translation
"To be dry as a drought"
What it means
To be extremely dry / humorless
Example in context
"Il suo discorso era asciutto come la siccità — nessuno ha riso."
"His speech was as dry as a drought — nobody laughed."
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