Has hung me to dry meaning?
Hi, what is the meaning of I've fired the client" and "has hung me out to dry in the following text?
This firm has represented the company for eighteen years, never had a problem like this. But, as of one hour ago, they are looking for another firm. I've fired the client. I gave you my word, and now my client has hung me out to dry. I'm sorry Wes.
Please note that in the context the defendant has flipped on the previously agreed settlement, and now its lawyer is telling the shocking news to Wes who is the lawyer of plaintiff.
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It's "to hang someone out to dry". The "out" is indispensable. It means to abandon them to an unpleasant fate.
- It's "to hang someone out to dry".
- The "out" is indispensable.
- It means to abandon them to an unpleasant fate.
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It's "to hang someone out to dry". The "out" is indispensable. It means to abandon them to an unpleasant fate.
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