"left someone high and dry" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} left someone high and dry
  1. simple past and past participle of leave someone high and dry Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: leave someone high and dry
    Sense id: en-left_someone_high_and_dry-en-verb-R~ELvNV9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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