Question of the Day #197

"In New York, tourists left high and dry as Statue of Liberty shuts down"
From the headline of this article at Reuters.

上記の文で、leave high and dry の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "leave high and dry" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


〈米俗〉〔困っている〕（人）を見放す［見捨てる］

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To leave one in a situation that they have little chance of escaping or improving.

Examples

• You really left me high and dry when you forgot to pick me up last night. I had no way of calling or getting home!
• The departure of several key employees has left the business high and dry.
• All my workers quit and left me high and dry.
• All the children ran away and left Billy high and dry to take the blame for the broken window.