Significados de high-and-dry em inglês

Queerest of all, he used to be a very high-and-dry Tory in his opinions.

I'm a high-and-dry hedge-clipper alongside.

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.

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.

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.