dry out
phrasal verbdry out | dry somebody out
- (informal) to stop drinking alcohol after you have continuously been drinking too much; to cure somebody of drinking too much alcohol
- He went to an expensive clinic to dry out.
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dry out | dry something out
- to become or to allow something to become dry, often in a way that is not wanted
- Water the plant regularly, never letting the soil dry out.
- Hot sun and cold winds can soon dry out your skin.
- We left the wood in the shed to dry out.