'We stood in an attentive circle while a Sergeant, a man as dark and sun-dried as raisins ,wearing north west frontier ribbons, described the mechanism of a service rifle" says the text THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH by Alexander Baron what does 'A MAN AS DARK AND SUN-DRIED AS RAISINS' mean?
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The phrase describes the man's complexion: dark and weathered or wrinkled.
— Mister Micawber
The phrase describes the man's complexion: dark and weathered or wrinkled.
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