English Explanatory Dictionary

hang out to dry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

en-au-hang out to dry.ogg

Word forms

hang out to dry hangs out to dry hanging out to dry hung out to dry

Synonyms

leave someone hanging

Related words

twist in the wind hang out leave someone high and dry throw under the bus
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