"leave high and dry" 怎么发音
expression
LEEV HYE and DRYE
LEEV HYE and DRYE
释义
To abandon someone and leave them without help or support, especially when they need it the most.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɫiv/ /ˈhaɪ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈdɹaɪ
英式英语
lˈiːv/ /hˈaɪ/ /ˈænd/ /dɹˈaɪ
简化发音
美式
LEEV HYE and DRYE
英式
LEEV HYE and DRYE
语境中听
He promised to help but left me high and dry at the last minute.
My friends left me high and dry when I needed them most.
Don't leave her high and dry during the project.
I can’t believe they just left us high and dry after all the work we did.