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(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.

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leave someone high and dry

Source Word

leave someone high and dry

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.

Japanese Meaning

見捨てる、頼っていた相手を危機の際に助けを断つ / 困った状況にいる人を突然放置する

She refused to leave someone high and dry after they lost their job, so she helped them with rent.

彼女は彼らが仕事を失ったときに見捨てることをせず、家賃を手伝った。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.

He just walked out and left her high and dry with two kids and a mortgage.

leaves someone high and dry

（ present singular third-person ）

leaving someone high and dry

（ participle present ）

left someone high and dry

（ participle past ）

left someone high and dry

（ past ）