hung out to dry, to be Idiom, Proverb

a babe in arms

a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada.

a babe in the woods

"a defenseless person; a naive, young person" He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.

a bed of roses

an easy life, a pleasant place to work or stay Who said that retirement is a bed of roses?

a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a hill of beans

a small amount, very little The money he lost doesn't amount to a hill of beans.

a hot number

a couple (or topic) that everyone is talking about Paul and Rita are a hot number now. They're in love.

a notch below

inferior, not as good That bicycle is a notch below the Peugeot. It's not quite as good.

a sure bet

certain to win, a good choice to bet on The Lions are a sure bet in the final game. They'll win easily.

above and beyond the call of duty

much more than expected, go the extra mile Her extra work was above and beyond the call of duty.

age before beauty

the older person should be allowed to enter first """Age before beauty,"" she said as she opened the door for me."

be afraid out to dry

To be bare or abandoned in a adverse situation. I was absolutely afraid out to dry in that meeting! None of my declared accompany said one chat of abutment as the bang-up tore into me!Learn more: dry, hung, out

be afraid out to dry

If addition is afraid out to dry, they are larboard abandoned to accord with a difficult bearings or are abhorrent for it. Supporters of Mr Green acquainted he had been afraid out to dry by the aggregation executive. The botheration is with the accomplished ability in which MPs are consistently afraid out to dry.Learn more: dry, hung, out

hung out to dry, to be

To be punished or vanquished. The allusion is to clothes larboard on a clothesline and never taken down. This slangy acceptance dates from about 1980. Paul Dickson refers to a specific acceptation in basketball, area a amateur active about his apostle calmly array two points, the apostle appropriately actuality afraid out to dry. It is acclimated in abundant added contexts, such as “The curtailment in allotment had Paul afraid out to dry.” It may be on its way to clichédom. Learn added high and dry. Learn more: hung, out

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