| 词汇 | not a dry eye in the house |
| 释义 | Idiom not a dry eye in the housenot a dry eye (in the house) everyone is crying or feels strong emotion.When he sang the beautiful old Austrian folksong, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Etymology: based on a special meaning of the house (= the people attending a performance in a theater) not a dry eye in the houseEveryone in attendance was crying. The term is typically used literally, but with exaggeration—some people may have been crying in the situation described, but usually not literally everyone. His final monologue was simply heartbreaking. Not a dry eye in the house. not a dry eye in the ˈhouse(humorous) used to say that everyone was very emotional about something: There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when they announced their engagement. |
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