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单词 hang out to dry
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hang out to dry


Abandon someone to danger, as in The squadron withdrew and just let us hang out to dry. This expression alludes to hanging wet laundry on a clothesline. [Slang; 1960s]

Words nearby hang out to dry

hang one's head, hang on someone's words, hang on to your hat, hangout, hang out one's shingle, hang out to dry, hangover, hangry, Hang Seng Index, hangtag, hang time
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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