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high and dry
adjective
informaluk /ˌhaɪ ən ˈdraɪ/ us /ˌhaɪ ən ˈdraɪ/
high and dryadjective (OUT OF WATER)
in a high position and away from water, especially as it comes closer:
If the drought continues, environmentalists fear that the streams will evaporate and the eggs from the spawning salmon will be left high and dry.
Even as the tide rolled in, the lifeguard sat high and dry in his chair.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dry weather, arid conditions & dryness
aridity
bone
bone dryidiom
dehydrate
desertification
desiccate
dried
drought
dry (something) out
dry something up
dryness
frazzled
frizzled
hyper-arid
overdry
parch
parched
sandstorm
semi-dry
sun-baked
high and dryadjective (WITHOUT HELP)
in a very difficult situation without any help:
Cuts to the educational budget have left many school arts departments high and dry.
The residents of the earthquake-torn city found themselves high and dry because the governor did not approve a disaster relief package.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unaided and working alone
fair
fend for yourself
go it aloneidiom
independent
independently
self-help
self-instructed
self-sufficiency
self-sufficient
self-taught
single-handed
single-handedly
stand
stand-alone
unassisted
under your own steamidiom
unforced
unguided
unserved
yourself
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