dry rations (for a journey); (dialect) (of noodles etc) to become mush (from overcooking); (coll.) embarrassing; embarrassment

(coll.) to have sth embarrassing happen

awkward incident

dry rations

nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet; à la guerre comme à la guerre

nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet; à la guerre comme à la guerre

(lit.) to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom); (fig.) to live in abject poverty