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hangs out to dry

hangs out to dry is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang out to dry.

Meaning of hang out to dry

Verb

hang out to dry (third-person singular simple present hangs out to dry, present participle hanging out to dry, simple past and past participle hung out to dry)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent.
    • I'll take advantage while / You hang me out to dry1989, Kurt Cobain, “About a Girl”, in Bleach, performed by Nirvana
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out, dry.

Questions about hangs out to dry

What is hangs out to dry the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hangs out to dry is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang out to dry.

Words near hangs out to dry in the dictionary

  1. hangs one's head
  2. hangs one's lip
  3. hangs onto
  4. hangs out
  5. hangs out one's shingle
  6. hangs out to dry
  7. hangs over
  8. hangs over someone's head
  9. hangs round
  10. hangs ten
  11. hangs the moon

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