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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
What does "left high, dry and out" mean?
Feel being abandoned?
Context:
Some workers feel like they've been left high, dry, and out in the cold
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24107-strike-blinds-the-worlds-largest-radio-telescope.html
Context:
Some workers feel like they've been left high, dry, and out in the cold
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24107-strike-blinds-the-worlds-largest-radio-telescope.html
Top answer
The writer took a small liberty, combining two similar expressions. When you are left high and dry , you are alone in a bad situation with no help. When you are out in the cold , you have no friends to help you in a bad situation.
- The writer took a small liberty, combining two similar expressions.
- When you are left high and dry , you are alone in a bad situation with no help.
- When you are out in the cold , you have no friends to help you in a bad situation.
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The writer took a small liberty, combining two similar expressions.
When you are left high and dry, you are alone in a bad situation with no help.
When you are out
When you are left high and dry, you are alone in a bad situation with no help.
When you are out
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