big drink of water
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.
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big drink of water
and a tall drink of water1. 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.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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.
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