high and dry
Left out of water, stranded on a beach, or in the stocks for repair, or in dry dockLeft out of water, stranded on a beach, or in the stocks for repair, or in dry dock.
» Tom was left high and dry.
Тома оставили в затруднительном положении. — sharptoothed
Тома лишили у складному становищі. — deniko
sharptoothed · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(not comparable)Left out of water, stranded on a beach, or in the stocks for repair, or in dry dock.
(idiomatic, not comparable)Abandoned, stranded, helpless.
(derogatory, idiomatic, not comparable)Associated with the high church (the Church of England and other Anglican traditions, in reference to their "high" political position in England and "dry" and austere mode of worship), as opposed to the "low and slow" Evangelical party and the "broad and shallow" Broad Church.
(US, idiomatic, not comparable, slang)With no condiments.
Examples
2 sentencesTom was left high and dry.
Тома лишили у складному становищі. — deniko
ruТома оставили в затруднительном положении. — sharptoothed
Tom left us high and dry.
Том залишив нас у складному становищі. — deniko
Translations
1 languagesDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.