"hang out to dry" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 晾在一邊
• 不管不顧

Definition

在別人最需要幫助的時候不理他，也可以指在困難時拋棄某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式用語，常見於朋友或工作間。多指遭人拋棄、獨自面對困難，並非字面意思。

Examples

He was hung out to dry by his teammates after the mistake.

他犯錯後，隊友們把他**晾在一邊**了。

Don't hang me out to dry if something goes wrong.

如果出事了，別把我**晾在一邊**。

The manager hung her assistant out to dry during the meeting.

經理在會上把助理**晾在一邊**了。

I can't believe you just hung me out to dry in front of everyone!

你居然當眾把我**晾在一邊**，真不敢相信！

Sarah was totally hung out to dry with that impossible deadline.

那個不可能的截止日期，讓Sarah完全被**晾在一邊**了。

When the project failed, he felt like everyone had hung him out to dry.

項目失敗時，他覺得大家都把他**晾在一邊**了。