Idiom
dry up and blow away
Meaning
To go away; to disappear.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I wish those annoying salesmen would just dry up and blow away.”
“The protesters refused to dry up and blow away until the city council addressed their concerns.”
“Despite the harsh criticism from his rivals, he refused to dry up and blow away, choosing instead to defend his controversial policies.”
Examples
simple
“I wish those annoying salesmen would just dry up and blow away.”
contextual
“The protesters refused to dry up and blow away until the city council addressed their concerns.”
complex
“Despite the harsh criticism from his rivals, he refused to dry up and blow away, choosing instead to defend his controversial policies.”
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