"home and dry" meaning in English

See home and dry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} home and dry (not comparable)
  1. (figurative) Having safely reached one's target or goal. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-home_and_dry-en-adj-~9tWHS2A Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 88 12
  2. (figurative) Assured of success. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-home_and_dry-en-adj-kVX65e4x Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: home and hosed [Australia, New-Zealand], home free

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