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Discover LudwigThe phrase "gone dry" can be considered correct and usable in written English, depending on the context in which it is used.
It is a common idiomatic expression that means something has lost its moisture or liquid content, or has become depleted or lacking in some way. It can also refer to someone who has stopped drinking alcohol. Example: "The well had gone dry, leaving the villagers without a source of water." "I used to be a heavy drinker, but I've gone dry for two years now." In both of these examples, "gone dry" is used to describe a situation where something or someone has lost an essential element or quality.
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Wells, rivers and canals have gone dry.
Over the summer, S.M.U. had gone dry.
"Have you — I mean, do you have help?" My mouth has gone dry.
Eight foreign destinations in Africa and the Middle East have also gone dry.
By then, another spigot of union pension money had gone dry.
She kept knocking on doors, asking folks if their well had gone dry.
She said the farm had two streams that had gone dry.
Wells have gone dry, rivers have ceased to flow and food supplies are disappearing.
I wanted to say not yet but my mouth had gone dry.
His most lucrative client had gone dry: Viktor Yanukovych, the ex-president of Ukraine, was in exile.
He couldn't go five days without his mind fogging up, or thinking that his mind had gone dry forever.
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