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Definition of left someone high and dry

leave high and dry

verb - transitive

  • to abandon a person, without them having proper resources.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

    Citation from "Chapter 12", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 2 Episode 6 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jan 12 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 12 2012.

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Other terms relating to 'dry':

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Other terms relating to 'leave':

Definitions include: acronym of "absent without leave."
Definitions include: an uncaring or uninterested retort; "talk to the hand".
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