high and dry
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Synonyms & Antonyms for high and dry
Synonyms
hamstrung, handcuffed, helpless, hog-tied, impotent, impuissant, paralyzed, powerless, weak
Antonyms
mighty, potent, powerful, puissant, strong
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Gopher tortoises tend to prefer high and dry habitats, the same places typically used for residential land development. — Leah Asmelash And Melissa Gray, CNN, "Florida police detained a tortoise for blocking the road. He got away with a warning and a selfie," 23 June 2019 Across the street, 5-year-old Naomi Sanchez sat high and dry in a covered wagon. — Zach Despart, Houston Chronicle, "Undaunted by downpours, Lindale Park holds July 4 parade," 4 July 2018 Below, shop 11 heeled boots that will keep you high and dry all winter. — Madeline Fass, Vogue, "Consider: A Heeled Snow Boot to Stay High and Dry All Winter," 14 Jan. 2019 Celebrities weren’t left entirely high and dry: the wine and Champagne kept flowing, and there were snacks and cocktails available in the bar area. — Beth Harris And Lynn Elber, The Seattle Times, "Off-camera at the Globes with Roberts, Ali, Theron," 7 Jan. 2019 The Indian pythons, unlike the Burmese pythons, prefer high and dry grounds, the report said. — Fox News, "Florida authorities consider possibility of super snake emerging in Everglades," 27 Aug. 2018 However, the beer industry isn’t the only one left high and dry this season. — Carson Kessler, Fortune, "A CO2 Shortage Is Threatening the Beer and Meat Supply in the U.K. During the World Cup," 21 June 2018 Drivers for services such as Uber, Lyft and taxi drivers are left high and dry by 18 percent of millennials, even when presented with preset tipping options on the ride-hailing apps. — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, "Millennials are the worst when it comes to tipping," 18 June 2018 Media: AutomotoTV The storm left Kaminski and wife April’s home in the Richmond/Rosenberg area high and dry, but their neighborhood was flooded in. — Lindsay Peyton, Houston Chronicle, "A Rosenberg man and his off-road rock crawler rescue flooded families," 18 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'high and dry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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