Question of the Day #1062

Phillip Schofield's relationship with Holly Willoughby 'in tatters' - 'Hung out to dry'

From the headline of this article at GB News.

  上記の文で、hang out to dryの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "hang out to dry" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. ～を外に干して乾かす
2. （人）の秘密を公にする、（人）を有罪にする、（人）を辞めさせる、（人）に厳しく当たる

言うまでもなく、問題の見出しの場合は二つ目の訳です。ただ、意味としては、下記英語の定義にあるように「トラブルに直面している人を見捨てる」になります。
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To desert one in a troubling situation.

 

Examples

• They felt they had been hung out to dry by their employers.
• He said, "We will not let the media hang this man out to dry."
• We will never allow one of our own to be hung out to dry by the media.
• The campaign manager was hung out to dry over the poorly scripted speech, even though his employer approved the message in advance.
• He says he's my friend, but then he totally hung me out to dry in that meeting! Not one word of support as the boss tore into me!

   

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