rehearsal *
dry run

On February 6, a dry run of the show was held.

"Thought I should have a go at a dry run."

This was a couple of years before you came along, so she probably took it as a dry run for the real thing.

She described the group of men's behavior as consistent with a dry run.

And all this for a practice drill, a dry run.

The vote is in many ways a dry run for next year's general election.

They made a dry run, then the Captain stood up.

"We did a dry run yesterday on what we're going to do tomorrow, and it worked fine."

His funds had about run dry and here before him, with just a little effort involved, was the opportunity to live the good life.

We've made a dry run on this, and it works.