home and dry的意思|示意

美 / həum ænd drai / 英 / hom ənd draɪ /

安然无恙；达到目标；安全的

Home and dry是一个常见的固定短语，它是一种表达，用来指在某种程度上某件事已经完成，安全无虞！

这句话来源于航海用语，表示一艘船已经经过了极具危险的水域并且抵达港口，表示安全了！

它常常用来表示自己已经安全完成某件事情，或者表示你的项目或设计已经完成，或者你的实验结果也是如此。

例句：

- Great! We’re home and dry now that we’ve reached our funding target.

- We finished the project on time, so we’re home and dry!

- I was a bit worried about the exam, but I think I did pretty well. I’m home and dry!

1、 be home and dry 成功地完成困难的任务

As long as we don't have any accident, I think we'll be home and dry by tonight.

只要我们不出任何事故, 我想今晚我们就会平安无事了.

《简明英汉词典》

After they got their money back, they were home and dry.

要回钱之后, 他们就大功告成了.

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Mr Mugabe is far from home and dry.

穆加贝先生还远不能高枕无忧.

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You're only home and dry once the collection has sold in the shops.

待所有产品在商店里上架售出后,你才算大功告成.

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The prime minister and the moderates are not yet home and dry.

首相和温和派还未大功告成。

柯林斯例句

Madagascar's new boss is not yet home and dry.

马达加斯加的新掌柜尚未大功告成.

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