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high and dry
leave high and dry
Up above the water; beyond the reach of splashing or waves.
Mary was afraid she had left her towel where the tide would reach it, but she found it high and dry.
When the tide went out the boat was high and dry.
Without anyone to help; alone and with no help.
Без чьей-либо помощи; в одиночестве без помощи.
At first the other boys helped, but when the work got hard. Bob found himself high and dry.
I’ll stay until Monday - I don’t want to leave you high and dry.
Я останусь до понедельника - я не хочу оставлять тебя тут на мели.
When the time came to put up the decorations, Mary was left high and dry.
high and low
Everywhere.
The police were searching for the criminal high and low, but they couldn't find him.
high as a kite
As excited and happy as one can possibly be.
When Eric won the lottery he was high as a kite.
Intoxicated or under the influence of some drug.
Jeff has been drinking again and he is high as a kite.
high camp
Kitsch, or pretentious material in bad taste that is still liked by higher class audiences.
"The Potsdam Quartet" is a play full of high camp.
An exaggerated movie or theater scene that loses believability.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King and Sledge Hammer are so full of high camp that no sensible people watch them anymore.
high fashion
high style
The new style in women's dress set each season by designers in Paris or other fashion centers and accepted by fashionable women.
The high styles designed in Paris are often quickly copied by makers of cheap clothing.
high gear
Top speed; full activity.
An advertising campaign for the new toothpaste promptly moved into high gear.
Production got into high gear after the vacation.
high place
A position of responsibility, honor, and power.
Jones had reached a high place in the government at Washington.
high seas
The open ocean, not the waters near the coast.
It was a big powerful liner built to sail on the high seas.
The ships of every country have the right to sail on the high seas.