English Explanatory Dictionary

leave someone high and dry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.

Pronunciation

En-au-leave someone high and dry.ogg

Word forms

leave someone high and dry leaves someone high and dry leaving someone high and dry left someone high and dry

Related words

leave someone in the lurch leave to one's own devices leave someone hanging hang out to dry
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