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hung out to dry 

When you've been left alone to face a situation - especially a dangerous or unpleasant situation - the people who just abandoned you have hung you out to dry. Also known as "Hung Up to Dry."
1. Right before the company went bankrupt, the CEO sold all of his stock, thereby leaving everyone else there hung out to dry.
hung out to dry by zoopet November 20, 2007
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Hung out to dry 

To convince someone that you're both going to do something stupid and/or dangerous, only to bail out at the last minute so that only they do it.
Mary: Did you and Buford raid that dungeon yesterday with Jerry?
Todd: Naw, we got hung out to dry.
Hung out to dry by MalumLibrum958 September 26, 2021

Hung out to dry 

To crucify someone. To hang someone out to dry on a cross.
That goof needs to be hung out to dry.
Hung out to dry by Emdee Emmay June 22, 2019

Hung Out To Dry 

Women, this one's for you all. This is like the female version of blue balls. It can happen in any of the ways it can to man, just to one of you fine ladies. Ranging anywhere from being walked in on during masturbation to a guy cumming way too early and leaving you wet and horny.
"Oh my God! Brent left me hung out to dry last night, he finished in like 30 seconds and then just up and left!"

"Last night I was going to town and my mom walked in, I had to hang myself out to dry!"

"Dude, bro, so this bitch was all like suckin my dick bro, and I like started fucking her right? Well I was like you know what I'm done and finished within the minute and left that bitch hung out to dry! She was so pissed bro!"
Hung Out To Dry by Brizzly September 5, 2013
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