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Abandon someone to danger, as in The squadron withdrew and just let us hang out to dry . This expression alludes to hanging wet laundry on a clothesline. [ Slang ; 1960s]Advertisement
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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