dry run
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dry (in the slang sense of "impotent" or "harmless") + run. First attested in print in 1941, but apparently much older in spoken English. [1]
[edit] Noun
dry run (plural dry runs)
- (idiomatic) A practice; a rehearsal.
- They did a dry run of the demonstration before showing it to the CEO.
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A practice; a rehearsal
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