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to be left high and dry

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  • high and dry — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Up above the water; beyond the reach of splashing or waves. * /Mary was afraid she had left her towel where the tide would reach it, but she found it high and dry./ * /When the tide went out the boat was high and dry./ 2 …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • high and dry — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Up above the water; beyond the reach of splashing or waves. * /Mary was afraid she had left her towel where the tide would reach it, but she found it high and dry./ * /When the tide went out the boat was high and dry./ 2 …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • high and dry — If you are left high and dry, you are left alone and given no help at all when you need it …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • high\ and\ dry — adv or adj. phr. 1. Up above the water; beyond the reach of splashing or waves. Mary was afraid she had left her towel where the tide would reach it, but she found it high and dry. When the tide went out the boat was high and dry. 2. Without… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • high and dry —    If you are left high and dry, you are left alone and given no help at all when you need it.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • high and dry — naut. idi a) navig. (of a ship) grounded so as to be entirely above water at low tide b) deserted; stranded: to be left high and dry[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

  • high and dry — mod. abandoned; unsupported. (Like a ship beached or stranded ashore.) □ He went off and left me high and dry. □ Here I sit high and dry no food, no money, no nothing …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • high and dry — we track down these guys who have left their wives and children high and dry Syn: destitute, helpless, in the lurch, in difficulties; abandoned, stranded, marooned …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • high and dry — stranded, out of the current of events They left him high and dry when they moved the company to Europe …   Idioms and examples

  • leave high and dry —    If you are left high and dry, you find yourself in a difficult situation without help or resources.     When her husband walked out on her, Amanda was left high and dry with two kids to raise …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • leave you high and dry — leave (you) high and dry to leave you alone and without any help. We were left high and dry, without any money or credit cards …   New idioms dictionary

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