up away from the water; stranded, without help
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High and dry Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
high and dry
high and dry, out of water; out of reach of the current or tide; -- said of a vessel, aground or beached...
see high
stranded, out of the current of events They left him high and dry when they moved the company to Europe.
Adjective
1. on a beach
(synonym) beached, high-and-dry(p)
(similar) aground(p)
High and dry Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
The situation of a ship when so far run a-ground as to be seen dry upon the strand.
