high and dry
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And he does not want to leave his clients high and dry should he die unexpectedly.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026
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 ● May 1, 2025
Ms Rowe said that her family had been "left high and dry".
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024
The land is high and dry, the ground rocky and inhospitable — not like the rainy coastal Northwest, where trees grow thick and fast.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
He had pitied her, watching her belly swell, knowing that her rat of a boyfriend had taken off and left her high and dry.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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