Definition
To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent.
In Context
- "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."
Also Said As
- leave someone hanging
See Also
- twist in the wind
- hang out
- leave someone high and dry
- throw under the bus