Meaning:
To be left behind; abandoned. Being in a helpless situation without a way to recover.
Examples:
- Just one more reason I'd never leave the CFO high and dry.
- All I know is, because of you, Kate's been left high and dry.
- Then to leave us high and dry.
- Then we had Amsterdam, which made it possible to get an initiative going, but, as the Council at that time was unable to come to an agreement, Parliament's report was left high and dry in the Council.
- High and dry! What is a ideal cyclones?
- We just can't leave Galindo high and dry.
- Pay her a huge sum of money to leave you high and dry.
- Now you're leaving me high and dry.
- Oh, no, we have to live "high and dry."
- Hey, you left me high and dry today, son.