Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - high and dry
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adjective Date: 1750 1. being out of reach of the current or tide or out of the water 2. being in a helpless or abandoned position ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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{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 anyone to help; alone and with no help. * /When the time came to put up the decorations, Mary was left high and dry./ * /At first the other boys helped, but when the work got hard. Bob found himself high and dry./ Compare: LEAVE IN THE LURCH, OUT IN THE COLD. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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