"hang out to dry" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 晾在一边
• 不管不顾

Definition

在别人最需要帮助的时候不管他，也指在困难时抛弃某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式表达，常用于朋友或工作场合。经常指被抛弃或独自面对困难，并不是字面意思。

Examples

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

他犯错后，队友们把他**晾在一边**了。

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

如果出事了，别把我**晾在一边**。

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

经理在会上把助理**晾在一边**了。

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

你居然当众把我**晾在一边**，太不敢相信了！

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

那个不可能的截止日期，让Sarah完全被**晾在一边**了。

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

项目失败时，他觉得大家都把他**晾在一边**了。