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Meanings of high-and-dry in English
Synonyms
Examples for "beached"
Examples for "beached"
1
Another 12 were found beached in the country's far north on Sunday.
2
The other was beached, her crew flying in terror to the shore.
3
On the shingle where the ripples washed in lay a boat, half-beached.
4
The landing was easily made and the boats were beached and unloaded.
5
There are far too many of them to be beached at once.
Usage of high-and-dry in English
1
Queerest of all, he used to be a very high-and-dry Tory in his opinions.
2
I'm a high-and-dry hedge-clipper alongside.
3
Following a pattern seen in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, that's likely to drive up home prices and rents in high-and-dry neighbourhoods.
4
Following a pattern seen in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, that's likely to drive up home prices and rents in high-and-dry neighborhoods.
5
The remaining residents were left high-and-dry and, with eight of the 12 blocks of flats demolished, the estate was reduced to a sorry state.