ditch vs leave someone high and dry

ditch

verb
  • To discard or abandon. 

  • To dig ditches around. 

  • To dig ditches. 

  • To throw into a ditch. 

  • To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey. 

  • To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water. 

noun
  • A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage. 

  • A raised bank of earth and the hedgerow on top. 

leave someone high and dry

verb
  • To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment. 

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