"high and dry" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-high and dry.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} high and dry (not comparable)
  1. Left out of water, stranded on a beach, or in the stocks for repair, or in dry dock. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-high_and_dry-en-adj-tr2b5R2X Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 18 15 37 30
  2. (idiomatic) Abandoned, stranded, helpless. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-high_and_dry-en-adj-ul1gDHC4 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 18 15 37 30
  3. (derogatory, idiomatic) Associated with the high church (the Church of England and other Anglican traditions, in reference to their "high" political position in England and "dry" and austere mode of worship), as opposed to the "low and slow" Evangelical party and the "broad and shallow" Broad Church. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic, not-comparable Derived forms: leave someone high and dry Related terms: hard-and-fast, high and mighty, leave to one's own devices
    Sense id: en-high_and_dry-en-adj-a0v5~CwL Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 18 15 37 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 4 54 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 3 63 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 2 58 16
  4. (US, idiomatic, slang, of a sandwich) With no condiments. Tags: US, idiomatic, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-high_and_dry-en-adj-hdzMvDZ9 Categories (other): American English, English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 18 15 37 30
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