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dry up

British  

verb

  1. (intr) to become barren or unproductive; fail

    in middle age his inspiration dried up

  2. to dry (dishes, cutlery, etc) with a tea towel after they have been washed

  3. informal (intr) to stop talking or speaking

    when I got on the stage I just dried up

    dry up!
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dry up Idioms  

  1. Gradually become unproductive, as in After two collections of short stories, his ability to write fiction dried up . Also see well's run dry .

  2. Stop talking; also, cause to stop talking. For example, Dry up! You've said enough . [ Slang ; mid-1800s]

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