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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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