in trockenen Tüchern
Meaning
final; safe; in the bag; said and done
Synonyms
Etymology
Literally, “in dry sheets”, perhaps from childbirth, which is only complete when the baby has been washed and wrapped in dry sheets. In common use since the early 1980s.
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