high and dry
adjective
1
: being out of reach of the current or tide or out of the water
2
: being in a helpless or abandoned position
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the inadequate supplies of vaccine left many people high and dry when the flu season arrived
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The only instance in his coaching career was in 2018 when LeBron James left the Cavaliers high and dry with a rotation that nobody could win with.
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Shane Young, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
A lot of members of boy bands — and there are a lot of them — had managers who left them high and dry.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
When our unused fields are high and dry and the neighbors next to them are underwater, that’s a problem.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2024
But her wife ended up leaving her and left her high and dry.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Shane Young, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
A lot of members of boy bands — and there are a lot of them — had managers who left them high and dry.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
When our unused fields are high and dry and the neighbors next to them are underwater, that’s a problem.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2024
But her wife ended up leaving her and left her high and dry.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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“High and dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20and%20dry. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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