leave someone high and dry

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === leave someone high and dry (third-person singular simple present leaves someone high and dry, present participle leaving someone high and dry, simple past and past participle left someone high and dry) (idiomatic) To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment. ==== Translations ==== === See also === leave someone in the lurch leave to one's own devices leave someone hanging hang out to dry