big drink of water
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big drink of water and a tall drink of water

1. Fig. a very tall person. Tim is sure a big drink of water. Kelly grew into a tall drink of water.

2. Fig. a boring person or thing. (A pun on "hard to take.") She is a big drink of water, but she could be worse. The lecture was a big drink of water.

See also: big, drink, water

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Novak, a tall drink of water himself, was persuaded by the owner of Toccorro's Cuban restaurant, where Novak was working just a few months ago, to take over the place. HOLLARIN GOOD TIME by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) ``He's such a sweet man - a tall drink of water who is one of the most popular readers we've ever had in the program. RETIRED REALTOR NOW 'SELLS' LITERACY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Hendricks and his writing are a tall drink of water in a world where personal piety seems to overshadow a socially liberating application of the gospel and where much of the black literary fiction scene appears long on entertainment and short on substance. The woman at the well: a first novel reworks a familiar story from ... by Stanley, Kathryn V. / Black Issues Book Review			a square peg a stag night a stalking horse a standard-bearer a step in the right direction a stick to beat with a stick-in-the-mud a sticking point a stiff upper lip a sting in the tail A stitch in time a stone's throw a stool pigeon a storm in a teacup a straight arrow a straight shooter a straw in the wind a stroke of luck a strong stomach a stud-muffin a stuffed shirt a stumbling block a sweet deal a sweet tooth a sword of Damocles hangs over head a tall drink of water a tall story a tangled web a taste of own medicine a tempest in a teapot a tête à tête a thick skin A thing of beauty is a joy forever a thing of the past a think-tank a thorn in side a three-ring circus a thumbnail sketch a tight-arse a tin ear a tin god a tongue-lashing a toss-up a tough act to follow a tough cookie a tough nut a tough row to hoe a tour de force a toy boy a track record a train of thought			A Subsystem for Scanning of Electronic Received Traffic a sucker born every minute a sucker born every minute a sucker born every minute a sucker born every minute A Suit That Fits A Super Mario Thing A supply A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again A supratrochlearis a sure bet a sure thing a suspicious character a sweet deal A Sweet Niche a sweet tooth a sword of Damocles hangs over a sword of Damocles hangs over head A Synthesis of Legal Philosophies A Synthesis of Legal Philosophies A System for Selecting Suitable Sites A System for Tracing Object Oriented Requirements A System Specification A Systems Communication Company A T Harris a tad a tad a tad A Tak Swoja Droga A Tale in the Desert a tall drink of water a tall story a tall story a tall story a tall story a tall tale a tall tale a tall tale a tall tale A Tangled Web a taste of own medicine A Taste of Treasure Sharing a tempest in a teapot a tempo A tempo giusto A Temporary Admission Carnet A Temporary Admission Carnets A Territory Resource A Testbed of Terabit IP Routers Running MPLS Over DWDM a tête à tête A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament a thick skin a thin line A thing of beauty is a joy forever a thing of the past a think-tank a third wheel A Thorn for Every Heart a thorn in flesh a thorn in flesh a thorn in flesh

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big drink of water (redirected from a tall drink of water)

big drink of water
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