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leave someone high and dry
leave someone high and dry
synonyms
leave someone holding the bag
leave someone in the lurch
bilk
leave someone holding the bag
leave someone in the lurch
hang out to dry
strand
ditch
leave behind
forsake
leave
desert
leave someone holding the baby
leave someone to their own devices
discard
abandon
chuck
dump
throw over
walk out on
leave someone hanging
let down
betray
bin off
maroon
bilk
leave someone high and dry
definitions
verb
To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.