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leaves someone high and dry

leaves someone high and dry is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leave someone high and dry.

Meaning of leave someone high and dry

Verb

leave someone high and dry (third-person singular simple present leaves someone high and dry, present participle leaving someone high and dry, simple past and past participle left someone high and dry)

  1. (idiomatic) To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.
    • He just walked out and left her high and dry with two kids and a mortgage.

Questions about leaves someone high and dry

What is leaves someone high and dry the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Leaves someone high and dry is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leave someone high and dry.

Words near leaves someone high and dry in the dictionary

  1. leaves one's stamp
  2. leaves out
  3. leaves over
  4. leaves someone cold
  5. leaves someone hanging
  6. leaves someone high and dry
  7. leaves someone holding the baby
  8. leaves someone in the dust
  9. leaves someone in the lurch
  10. leaves someone no choice
  11. leaves someone on read

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