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Idiom: not a dry eye



 
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Idiom: not a dry eye #1 (permalink) Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:12 pm   Idiom: not a dry eye
 

Test No. incompl/advan-67 "Dry as you like", question 4

It was one of those scenes that made you want to cry your eyes out and I do believe there wasn't a dry ......... in the theatre.

(a) eye
(b) nose
(c) cheek
(d) face

Test No. incompl/advan-67 "Dry as you like", answer 4

It was one of those scenes that made you want to cry your eyes out and I do believe there wasn't a dry eye in the theatre.

Correct answer: (a) eye

Your answer was: incorrect
It was one of those scenes that made you want to cry your eyes out and I do believe there wasn't a dry face in the theatre.
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the eye can never be dry, but the face without tears can be dry...could'nt get it
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Dry eye #2 (permalink) Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:17 pm   Dry eye
 

This expression not a dry eye means everyone was crying.
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