leave high and dry
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English Dictionaryleave sb high and dry INFORMALto do something which is very inconvenient for someone and put them in a very difficult situation:
They pulled out of the deal at the last minute leaving us high and dry. [TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary ▲
Idiomsleave high and dryleave (someone) high and dryto put someone in a very difficult situation which they have no way of making better. The stock market crash left us high and dry with debts of over Ј200 000.leave (you) high and dryto leave you alone and without any help. We were left high and dry, without any money or credit cards. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
leave high and dryleave someone helpless
The employees were left high and dry when the company went out of business.
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leave high and drySee: HIGH AND DRY.
[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
leave someone high and dryleave (someone) high and dryto put someone in a very difficult situation which they have no way of making better. The stock market crash left us high and dry with debts of over Ј200 000.leave (you) high and dryto leave you alone and without any help. We were left high and dry, without any money or credit cards. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
leave someone high and dryleave someone helpless
The employees were left high and dry when the company went out of business.
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