leave someone high and dry
Meaning: Abandoned or stranded; helpless.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Similar to: leave (someone) holding the bag The expression probably originates from the idea of a ship stranded on high ground, leaving it out of water (dry).
More idioms — Daily Life
- leave someone holding the bag — To leave somebody with unwanted responsibility.
- leave well enough alone — To accept a situation as it is; to avoid trying to improve a situation one's actions migh…
- let sleeping dogs lie — To not look for trouble or stir up a troublesome situation.
- letter perfect — Exactly right.
- life of riley — The good life; a comfortable life.
- the lion's share — The greater part; most.
More English idioms
- live and let live — To live without interference from other; to not interfere with the lives of others.
- and barrel lock, stock — Everything; the entirety.
- the long and short of it — The outcome; the point.
- look like death warmed over — To look/feel ill or exhausted.
- look sharp — To have a neat and orderly appearance (sentence 1) or to have a stylish appearance (sente…
- lose one's cool — To become angry.
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