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Definitions from the WebHigh-and-Dry PredicateDescription:A high-and-dry predicate is a syntactic structure in language that indicates a situation where the subject of a sentence appears before its verb, leaving the subject temporarily "high and dry" until the verb phrase arrives. Senses/Usages:
In linguistics, a high-and-dry predicate refers to the predicative verb phrase that separates the subject and the corresponding verb in a sentence. Example Sentence: The cat fast asleep on the mat. Related Products: Linguistics books Outside the realm of linguistics, "high and dry" is an idiomatic expression that means being left in a helpless or abandoned situation. Example Sentence: When his friends forgot to pick him up from the party, John was left high and dry with no way to get home. Related Products: Self-help books | ||||
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