long drink of water

long drink of water

1. A tall, typically slender person. Who's that long drink of water who just walked into the bar? You're a long drink of water, aren't you? What are you, six-foot-five?

2. A rather boring, plain, or uninteresting person. Sarah's new boyfriend sure is a long drink of water, huh? He barely said a word all night.

See also: drink, long, of, water

long drink of water

A very tall person. “Look at that basketball player—what a long drink of water!” The image is the distance that water would travel down the throat of someone of great height.

See also: drink, long, of, water