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leave high and dry

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
leave [sb] high and dry v expr	often passive (person: abandon)	abandonar a loc verb
	(coloquial)	dejar tirado a loc verb
leave [sth] high and dry v expr	often passive (ship: ground, beach)	encallado, varado/a adj
	The fishing boats were left high and dry when the tide went out.
	Al bajar la marea los pesqueros quedaron encallados en la playa.

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