English Explanatory Dictionary

twist in the wind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be unassisted and without comfort in a situation likely to result in distress or failure.
  2. To wait for an uncomfortably long period of time.

Pronunciation

en-au-twist in the wind.ogg

Word forms

twist in the wind twists in the wind twisting in the wind twisted in the wind

Etymology

An allusion to being hanged by the neck and then left for dead in a suspended state.

Related words

hang out to dry leave someone high and dry leave someone holding the bag leave someone in the lurch
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