"high and dry" meaning in English

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        "Left out of water, stranded on a beach, or in the stocks for repair, or in dry dock."
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        "Abandoned, stranded, helpless."
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        "(idiomatic) Abandoned, stranded, helpless."
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        "Associated with the high church (the Church of England and other Anglican traditions, in reference to their \"high\" political position in England and \"dry\"/austere mode of worship), as opposed to the \"low and slow\" Evangelical party and the \"broad and shallow\" broad church."
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        "With no condiments."
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        "(US, idiomatic, slang, of a sandwich) With no condiments."
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