to leave hanging, to be left hanging, a cliffhanger.
Coined when the second season of the popular animated television series, Clone High, was abruptly cancelled, leaving viewers to agonize over the first season's cliffhanger: did Abe pick Joan or Cleo?
A: Then, the man dragged his bloody stump toward the window and suddenly--oh gotta' go, my pizza's here.
The plastic cone-shaped protective collar that a veterinarian puts on a dog or cat to prevent them from licking or pawing at an area of their body while it's healing from an injury or surgery. Also referred to as an Elizabethan collar (or e-collar), because of its similarity to the collars worn in Elizabethan dress.
Sherpa isn't enjoying being with the other dogs at the dog park today. You can tell he's embarrassed wearing the cone of shame that the vet put on him after his injury.