What does this idiom mean: "as dry as dust"?

Rich7 · Tue Mar 22, 2005 22:42 pm *What does this idiom mean: "as dry as dust"?*

Test No. incompl/advan-67 "Dry as you like", question 3

She studies some very obscure things to do with ancient Greek documents - to most people a really dry as ......... subject.

(a) powder
(b) earth
(c) dust
(d) soil

Test No. incompl/advan-67 "Dry as you like", answer 3

She studies some very obscure things to do with ancient Greek documents - to most people a really dry as dust subject.

Correct answer: (c) dust

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Torsten · Wed Mar 23, 2005 0:36 am *Dry as dust*

Something as a dry as dust is very boring or dull.
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Rich7 · Wed Mar 23, 2005 4:51 am *Rich tahks mr.T*

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