Hang (one) out to dry American British verb phrase
To punish, condemn, or force someone to suffer unfairly without attempting to assist them
He said he was my soulmate, but when I failed to sign a new contract with clients, he hung me out to dry!
I felt I had been hung out to dry by my new manager though I commit a small mistake.
The president criticizes Jack strictly and hangs him out to dry.
The verb "hang" should be conjugated according to its tense.
1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.