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(idiomatic, informal, Britain, Ireland) temporarily refraining from drinking alcohol

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on the dry

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on the dry

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Britain Ireland idiomatic informal

(idiomatic, informal, Britain, Ireland) temporarily refraining from drinking alcohol

Japanese Meaning

一時的に飲酒を控える（非公式な表現、主に英国やアイルランドで使用される）

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Since his health scare, he's been on the dry and avoiding alcohol at social events.

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健康上の問題があって以来、彼はしばらくお酒を控えており、社交の場では飲酒を避けています。

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(idiomatic, informal, Britain, Ireland) temporarily refraining from drinking alcohol

I bumped into an old mate of mine, Bill, the other day whom I was banged up with in 1972 in St Bernard's Hospital. He's on the dry now but he told me he has had several lapses since we left muttering that it was all going to be different tomorrow.

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