- be soaked to the skin
- to be extremely wet.
The rain was so heavy we were soaked to the skin after only ten minutes.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
be soaked to the skin
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soaked to the skin — to be extremely wet. I forgot my umbrella and got soaked to the skin when I had to go out this afternoon … New idioms dictionary
get soaked to the skin — be soaked to the skin to be extremely wet. I had no umbrella so I got soaked to the skin … New idioms dictionary
soaked to the skin — adjective Extremely wet Syn: drenched, soaked to the bone, soaking wet … Wiktionary
soaked to the bone — adjective Extremely wet Syn: drenched, soaked to the skin, soaking wet … Wiktionary
soaked — [ soukt ] adjective extremely wet: She was shivering and soaked with sweat. soaked through (=wet all the way through): Our tent is soaked through. soaked to the skin/bone: Most of the walkers were soaked to the skin. blood soaked: a pile of blood … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
soaked — [səukt US soukt] adj 1.) very wet or wearing very wet clothes = ↑drenched ▪ I was soaked and very cold. ▪ It was raining so hard we were quickly soaked through (=completely wet) . ▪ He came in from the barn, soaked to the skin . ▪ Her shoes got… … Dictionary of contemporary English
soaked — UK [səʊkt] / US [soʊkt] adjective extremely wet She was shivering and soaked with sweat. soaked through (= wet all the way through): Our tent is soaked through. soaked to the skin/bone: Most of the walkers were soaked to the skin. blood soaked: a … English dictionary
soaked — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ get ADVERB ▪ absolutely, completely, thoroughly ▪ … Collocations dictionary
skin — n. & v. n. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin of a flayed animal with or without the hair etc. b a material prepared from skins esp. of smaller animals (opp. HIDE(2)). 3 a person s skin with reference … Useful english dictionary
soaked — [[t]so͟ʊkt[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ If someone or something gets soaked or soaked through, water or some other liquid makes them extremely wet. I have to check my tent it got soaked last night in the storm... My goodness, you re soaked through.… … English dictionary
