hang somebody out to dry
成語所屬單字hang
hang somebody out to dry — 慣用語
1. To put someone in a difficult situation, often by abandoning them.
1.慣用語
釋義
拋棄，使陷入困境
To put someone in a difficult situation, often by abandoning them.
例句
The manager hung his assistant out to dry for the mistake.
She felt hung out to dry when her friends left her alone.