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dry eye
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en
1.
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neutral
Literal: an eye lacking tears; tearless.
2.
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neutral
idiomatic
Used in fixed negative contexts (e.g., 'not a dry eye') to indicate that everyone present was moved to tears; that no one remained tearless.
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