Meaning of hang out to dry | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent.
   idiomatic, transitive
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out, dry.

Equivalents

Examples

“I'll take advantage while / You hang me out to dry”

“Without supplemental health insurance, we would have been hung out to dry.”

“It's hard to avoid the conclusion that young people are being hung out to dry.”

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