英语单词“hang someone out to dry”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
hangsomeoneout to dry
idiomdisapprovingtoallowsomeone to bepunished,criticized, or made tosufferin a way that isunfair, withouttryingtohelpthem:Theyfeltthey had beenhungout todrybytheiremployers.He said, "We will notletthemediahangthis man out todry."- awkward
- awkwardly
- awkwardness
- deterrent
- foot
- hang
- obstructionism
- obstructionist
- obstructive
- obstructively
- obstructiveness
- stifling
- stiflingly
- stultifying
- stultifyingly
- unaccommodating
- uncongenial
- underyourfeetidiom
- unforthcoming
- unhelpful
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