English Idiom: Leave high and dry
This poor ship has been left high and dry which means to leave someone without any help and little hope of receiving any assistance in the future.
A boat needs water to float, and the water seems to have gone away and left the ship in a challenging situation and without any support in sight.
Unfortunately, this ship is not alone.
People are in the same situation all the time. Sometimes a company will go bankrupt and leave its employees high and dry by not paying them.
Maybe you have made plans to do some significant gardening this weekend.
Included in your plans was the assigning of the heavy lifting to your husband.
Unfortunately for you, your darling has left you high and dry by going on a golfing trip to Okinawa with his buddies.
Either way, it’s never nice to be left in a difficult situation with no help at all.
