high and dry en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (not-comparable) Left out of water, stranded on a beach, or in the stocks for repair, or in dry dock.
- (idiomatic, not-comparable) Abandoned, stranded, helpless.
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(derogatory, idiomatic, not-comparable) Associated with the high church (the Church of England and other Anglican traditions, in reference to their "high" political position in England and "dry" and austere mode of worship), as opposed to the "low and slow" Evangelical party and the "broad and shallow" Broad Church.
"There are two recognized parties in the church of England, the old High-and-dry church party, and the so-called Evangelical. To one or other of these two the Anglo-Catholic must conform."
1844, A. H. Maltby, The New Englander, volume 2, page 321:
- (US, idiomatic, not-comparable, of a sandwich, slang) With no condiments.
Deriveds
Relateds
leave to one's own devices · hard-and-fast · high and mighty
Synonyms
abandoned · forsaken · forlorn · high and dry · dropped · desert · desolate · deserted · discarded · left behind · forsaken · deserted · orphaned · derelict
Translations (11)
pl sam jak palec (abandoned, stranded, helpless) · pl konserwatywny (associated with the high church) · pl zostawiony na lodzie (abandoned, stranded, helpless) · pl bez sosu (with no condiments) · pl osadzony na mieliźnie (left out of water, stranded on a beach, or in the stocks for repair, or in dry dock) · pl pozostawiony bez pomocy (abandoned, stranded, helpless) · pl zachowawczy (associated with the high church) · pl osadzony na suchym lądzie (left out of water, stranded on a beach, or in the stocks for repair, or in dry dock) · pl ortodoksyjny (associated with the high church) · pl osadzony na suchym brzegu (left out of water, stranded on a beach, or in the stocks for repair, or in dry dock) · pl tradycjonalistyczny (associated with the high church)