high and dry
Example Sentences
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"Social care has been left high and dry" by last year's NI changes, says John Paddick.
From BBC
Students using an e-learning website have been left "high and dry" after the company running it went into administration.
From BBC
LEE VINING, Calif. — The picturesque tufa towers on the shores of Mono Lake, formed over centuries by underwater springs and left high and dry as Los Angeles diverted water from nearby creeks, have long been a symbol of the saline lake.
From Los Angeles Times
Others in the community have left out water to help coyotes, birds and “any poor wildlife” left high and dry by the Eaton fire, she said.
From Los Angeles Times
Playing an unnamed surfer stuck high and dry atop a parched parking lot, Cage stares down at the waves below with the thirst of a battered cartoon coyote.
From Los Angeles Times
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