Definitions

1. Adjective:
   • High and dry: Describes a location or structure that is elevated above the surrounding area and dry, not prone to flooding or dampness.
   • Tall and slender: Describes a person's physique as being tall and having a slim, well-proportioned build.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chúng tôi tìm một khu đất cao ráo để xây nhà. (We are looking for a high and dry plot of land to build a house.)
  • Anh ấy có dáng người cao ráo và khỏe mạnh. (He has a tall, slender, and healthy physique.)
  • Căn nhà này rất cao ráo, thoáng mát. (This house is very high and dry, and airy.)

Advanced Usage

• "cao ráo sạch sẽ": Often used together to describe a place that is not only high and dry but also clean and tidy.
  • Khu dân cư mới được quy hoạch cao ráo sạch sẽ. (The new residential area is planned to be high, dry, and clean.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cao (adj): High, tall. The core element denoting height.
• Khô ráo (adj): Dry. Emphasizes the lack of moisture.
  • Căn phòng này rất khô ráo. (This room is very dry.)

Synonyms

• Khô thoáng: Dry and airy (often for places).
• Thanh cao: Refined and lofty (more literary, often for character or spirit, but can describe a location's dignified elevation).

Related Phrases

• Ở chỗ cao ráo: To be in/at a high and dry place.
  • Nên đặt đồ điện tử ở chỗ cao ráo. (Electronic devices should be placed in a high and dry spot.)

Related Idioms

• Cao ráo như cây sào: As tall and thin as a pole (describing a very tall and skinny person).
  • Cậu bé mới lớn nên cao ráo như cây sào. (The teenage boy is as tall and thin as a pole.)

1. High and dry
   • chỗ cao ráo
     a high and dry place
   • nhà cửa cao ráo
     a house on a high and dry place