| 释义 |
hang someone out to dry informal Leave someone in a difficult or vulnerable situation: the White House wasn’t about to hang Thomas out to dry...- Can he file civil lawsuits against these three women who have been so accusatory and hung him out to dry?
- People were afraid that the political leadership would hang them out to dry if they made a mistake.
- If we make a mistake, they could be hung out to dry.
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