leave (someone) high and dry

to put someone in a very difficult situation which they have no way of making better.

The stock market crash left us high and dry with debts of over £200 000.

• bear down on
• bear down on someone
• bear down on something
• beard someone in den
• beard someone in their den
• be a recipe for
• be a recipe for disaster
• be a recipe for [disaster/happiness/success etc.]
• be a recipe for happiness
• be a recipe for success
• bear fruit
• bear hug
• bear in mind
• be armed to the teeth
• bear out
• bear out something
• bear something in mind
• bear testimony to
• bear testimony to something
• bear the brunt of
• bear the brunt of something
• bear up
• bear with
• bear with someone
• bear with something