- hang out to dry
- phrasal to subject to ruin by abandonment
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hang out to dry
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hang out to dry — If you hang someone out to dry, you abandon them when they are in trouble … The small dictionary of idiomes
hang out to dry — American to be exposed publicly to protect others Left on the washing line: Mitchell and Dean gave him assurances that he wouldn t be left to hang out to dry. (Colodny and Gettlin, 1991) Whence a hang out, such a stratagem: Is … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
hang out to dry — hang (someone) out to dry to not support or help someone. After losing the election, the party is going to hang him out to dry. Etymology: based on the practice of hanging an animal that has been killed in a tree so its meat can dry … New idioms dictionary
hang out to dry — phrasal : to leave stranded in a hopeless or dangerous situation * * * hang (someone or something) out to dry see hang out at ↑hang, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑dry … Useful english dictionary
hang out to dry — If you hang someone out to dry, you abandon them when they are in trouble. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Hang out to dry — If you hang someone out to dry, you abandon them when they are in trouble … Dictionary of English idioms
hang out to dry — verb a) To attach washing to a clothesline to dry. Without supplemental health insurance, we would have been hung out to dry. b) To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent … Wiktionary
hang someone out to dry — hang (someone) out to dry to not support or help someone. After losing the election, the party is going to hang him out to dry. Etymology: based on the practice of hanging an animal that has been killed in a tree so its meat can dry … New idioms dictionary
hang someone or something out to dry — hang (someone or something) out to dry see hang out at ↑hang, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑dry … Useful english dictionary
hang out — verb spend time in a certain location or with certain people She hangs out at the corner cafe • Derivationally related forms: ↑hangout • Hypernyms: ↑frequent, ↑haunt • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
