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high and dry
Adjective
not-comparable
idiomatic
derogatory
US
of a sandwich
slang
Japanese Meaning
放置され、救助や支援を受けられない孤立した状態 / 困難な状況に陥り、助けを得られない無力な状態 / 取り残され、行き場をなくして困惑している状態
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Left out of water, stranded on a beach, or in the stocks for repair, or in dry dock. / (idiomatic) Abandoned, stranded, helpless.
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high and dry
After the storm, the fishing boat lay high and dry on the beach, its hull cracked and useless.
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After the storm, the fishing boat lay high and dry on the beach, its hull cracked and useless.
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