Spanish: Quedarse Como Novia De Rancho

Type: Expression

Literal Meaning: to end up like a ranch bride

Meaning: to be left high and dry

He preparada para dos años para el viaje a Paris, pero mi novio al final invitó a mi hermana. Me quedé como novia de rancho. (I’ve been preparing for two years to go to Paris, but in the end my boyfriend invited my sister. I was left high and dry.)