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Phrase(s): leave someone high and dry
1. Lit. [for water] to recede and leave someone untouched. • The waters receded and left us high and dry. 2. Fig. to leave someone unsupported and unable to maneuver; to leave someone helpless. • All my workers quit and left me high and dry. • All the children ran away and left Billy high and dry to take the blame for the broken window. 3. Fig. to leave someone flat broke. • Mrs. Franklin took all the money out of the bank and left Mr. Franklin high and dry. • Paying the bills always leaves me high and dry.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs