leaving someone high and dry
leaving someone high and dry is the present participle and gerund 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)
- 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 leaving someone high and dry
- What is leaving someone high and dry the present participle and gerund of?
- Leaving someone high and dry is the present participle and gerund of leave someone high and dry.
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