High and dry and With your back to the wall

High and dry adjective - Unable to act or achieve one's purpose.

With your back to the wall and high and dry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "With your back to the wall" instead an adverb phrase "High and dry".

High and dry and with your back to the wall are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "High and dry" instead an adverb phrase "With your back to the wall".