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hose someone or something down

to wash something down with water from a hose. Hose her down to cool her off and maybe she will do the same for you. Please hose down the driveway. Hose it down.

hose someone down

Sl. to kill someone. (Underworld. From the image of spraying someone with bullets.) Mr. Big told Sam to hose Wilbur down. The thugs tried to hose down the witness.

be home and dry (mainly British) also be home and hosed (Australian)

to have completed something successfully I've just got one more report to write and I'll be home and dry.

See also: and, dry, home

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