big drink of water

1. A tall, typically slender person. Who's that big drink of water who just walked in?

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

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.

big drink of water

1. n. a very tall person. (Folksy.) Tim is sure a big drink of water.

2. n. a boring person or thing. (A pun on hard to take.) The lecture was a big drink of water.

See also: big, drink, of, water

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