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leave someone high and dry idiom informal to do something that is not at all convenient for someone and puts them in a very difficult situation: 给(某人)带来麻烦,使(某人)陷入困境 They pulled out of the deal at the last minute leaving us high and dry.他们在最后一刻退出了交易,使我们陷入困境。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Preventing and impeding anti-drug anti-jamming avoid avoidable avoidably fireproof flameproof frustration guard against something hamper hang have someone/something hanging round your neckidiom preclusion preclusive prejudice prevent preventable scuttle smother suffocate
leave someone high and dry | American Dictionary
leave someone high and dry idiom to leave someone in a difficult situation without any help: We were left high and dry without any money or credit cards.
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