HIGH AND DRY

Meaning of HIGH AND DRY in English

stranded, out of the current of events They left him high and dry when they moved the company to Europe.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

HIGH AND DRY — adjective Date: 1750 being out of reach of the current or tide or out of the water, being in a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH AND DRY — adverb 1. : out of the reach of the current or tide : out of water — used of a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH AND DRY — up away from the water; stranded, without help
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HIGH AND DRY — Date: 1750 1. : being out of reach of the current or tide or out of the water 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH AND DRY — Function: adjective Date: 1750 1 : being out of reach of the current or tide or out of the water …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HIGH AND DRY — 1》 stranded by the sea as it retreats. 2》 without resources. → high
Concise Oxford English vocab
HIGH AND DRY — [high and dry] adj (1822) 1: being out of reach of the current or tide or out of the water …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH AND DRY — 1. ( of a boat, etc. ) in a position out of the water : Their yacht was left high …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH AND DRY — see high
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH AND DRY — see high
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HIGH AND DRY — Synonyms and related words : Saharan, above water, aground, anchored, anhydrous, arid, at anchor, athirst, bone-dry, castaway, caught, chained, desert, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH AND DRY — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Up above the water; beyond the reach of splashing or waves. * /Mary was afraid …
Slang English vocab
HIGH AND DRY — DESTITUTE, bereft, helpless, in the lurch, in difficulties; abandoned, stranded, marooned. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH AND DRY — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Up above the water; beyond the reach of splashing or waves. * /Mary was afraid …
Словарь английских идиом
HIGH AND DRY — adv. or adj. phr. 1. Up above the water; beyond the reach of splashing or waves. Mary was afraid she …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HIGH AND DRY — 1) выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) 2) покинутый в беде 3) устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH AND DRY — а> выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) б> покинутый в беде в> устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIGH AND DRY — 1) выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) 2) покинутый в беде 3) устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HIGH AND DRY — выброшенный на берег; отставший; устаревший
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGH AND DRY — выброшенный на берег; отставший; устаревший
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGH AND DRY — 1) выброшенный, вытащенный на берег ( о судне ) 2) покинутый в беде 3) устаревший; отставший ( от времени и …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HIGH AND DRY — 1) выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) 2) покинутый в беде 3) устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HIGH AND DRY — а> выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) б> покинутый в беде в> устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HIGH AND DRY — а. выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) б. покинутый в беде в. устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HIGH AND DRY — 1) на суше 2) на берегу о судне)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
HIGH AND DRY — 1) на суше 2) на берегу [c gray](о судне)
Англо-Русский морской словарь
HIGH AND DRY — 1) выброшенный, вытащенный на берег (о судне) 2) покинутый в беде 3) устаревший; отставший (от времени и т. п.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
DRY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=dry cleaning">dry cleaning dry ice dry rot Dry Tortugas National Park
Английский словарь Британика
HIGH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRY — I. ˈdrī adjective ( dri·er also dry·er -ī(ə)r, -īə ; dri·est also dry·est -īə̇st) Etymology: Middle English drie, dry, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRY — ( a. ) To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — — dryable , adj. — dryly , adv. — dryness , n. /druy/ , adj., drier, driest , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRY — I. ˈdrī adjective ( dri·er also dry·er ˈdrī(-ə)r ; dri·est also dry·est ˈdrī-əst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drȳge; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
Webster English vocab
DRY — superl of the eyes: not shedding tears. 2. dry ·superl of persons: thirsty; needing drink. 3. dry ·vi to shrivel …
Webster English vocab
HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRY — [dry] adj dri.er also dry.er ; dri.est also dry.est [ME, fr. OE dryge; akin to OHG truckan dry, OE dreahnian …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DRY — dry BrE AmE draɪ ▷ dried draɪd ▷ drier, dryer ˈdra ɪ ‿ə AmE \ ˈdraɪ‿ ə r ▷ dries …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRY — / draɪ; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( drier , dri·est ) NOT WET 1. not wet, damp …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRY — I. dry 1 S2 W2 /draɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative drier , superlative driest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRY — adj., v., & n. --adj. (drier; driest) 1 free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRY — adj., v., & n. adj. (drier; driest) 1 free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIGH
Oxford English vocab
DRY — adj., v., & n. --adj. (drier; driest) 1. free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Oxford English vocab
HIGH
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRY — ( drier, or dryer, driest, dries, drying, dried) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRY — (drier, or ~er, driest, dries, ~ing, dried) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HIGH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dry cough (= one that does not produce any liquid ) a dry/wet …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRY — adj. dry lake dry cleaning dry ice dry rot Dry Tortugas National Park
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HIGH — n. High Plateau high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty high jump high …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HIGH — Synonyms and related words : Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRY — Synonyms and related words : Rabelaisian, Saharan, Spartan, WCTU, acarpous, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acescent, acetose, acid, acidulous, air-dry, anhydrate, anhydrous, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH — n. high and low high and mighty high flown high handed high hat high hearted high jinks high minded high …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HIGH — INDEX: high above the ground 1. a long way above the ground 2. a high building/mountain/tree etc 3. how high …
Longman Activator English vocab

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