high and dry (Meaning)
high and dry
being in a helpless or abandoned position, being out of reach of the current or tide or out of the water
Synonyms & Antonyms of high and dry
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high and dry Sentence Examples
- The boat was left high and dry when the tide receded.
- The abandoned house stood high and dry on the hilltop.
- The stranded whale was high and dry on the beach.
- The car sputtered to a halt, leaving us high and dry on the highway.
- The team's hopes were high and dry after their crushing defeat.
- The flowers withered and died, left high and dry in the summer heat.
- The politician's promises were high and dry, never to be fulfilled.
- The broken water pump left the entire neighborhood high and dry.
- The ship was marooned high and dry on the rocks after the storm.
- The plant wilted and turned brown, abandoned high and dry in its pot.
FAQs About the word high and dry
being in a helpless or abandoned position, being out of reach of the current or tide or out of the water
helpless, incompetent, paralyzed, weak, impotent,powerless, impuissant, useless, passive, unfit
efficient,powerful, effective, competent, potent, mighty, capable, able, strong, autocratical
The boat was left high and dry when the tide receded.
The abandoned house stood high and dry on the hilltop.
The stranded whale was high and dry on the beach.
The car sputtered to a halt, leaving us high and dry on the highway.
