Now we all know that they are very much not home and dry.

现在我们都知道他们非常不在家和干燥。

And then you would think they’d have been home and dry, wouldn’t you? Home and dry means being close to achieving a goal.

你也许认为他们这次可以稳操胜券了，对吗？稳操胜券是说距离成功不远了。