请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 leave someone high and dry
释义

leave someone high and dry

to leave someone in a difficult situation which they are unable to do anything about
Schools with better reputations will be flooded with applications while poorer schoolswill be left high and dry.

Examples of 'leave someone high and dry' in a sentence
leave someone high and dry

But when the surf's up, will they leave you high and dry?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
So a bad injury could leave them high and dry without a penny.
The Sun (2013)
It does not look good when you leave a worthwhile function high and dry.
The Sun (2008)
Left high and dry by his defence.
The Sun (2012)
They had heard it all before, and been left high and dry.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Left high and dry again yesterday, unbeaten on 49.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I am still left high and dry after six weeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What can customers do to mitigate the risk of being left high and dry?
Computing (2010)
An ill-fated expansion programme had left the company high and dry when the property market collapsed.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Equally, it is my job to put you back together again when he leaves you high and dry.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
随便看

　

英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/12/22 11:08:15