Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “high and dry“ and its meaning is “out of resources; without help, without assistance, helpless, in difficulties, in the lurch, abandoned, destitute, bereft”.
Example Sentence: This combined with the newly announced Eklavya model residential schools to be opened in every district of India actually brings down the provisions for already existing schools and their activities, leaving them high and dry to deal with rising prices and the pressure of increasing enrolment in government schools. Government and government-aided schools are still where the deprived and have-nots go to.
This word is present in Budget 2023 is a case of education taking a hit and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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