Complete Definition of "leave somebody high and dry"

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Verb
leave (somebody) high and dry
#idiom 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.

See also
leave somebody in the lurch

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