high and dry

/haɪ ænd draɪ/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. abandonado, en la estacada

    • They left him high and dry after the deal fell through.

      Lo dejaron en la estacada cuando el trato se cayó.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa high and dry?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: They left him ___ and dry after the deal fell through.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a high and dry?

noun

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