Hang Out to Dry
What it means
Abandon someone to face the consequences alone, usually after they acted on your behalf.
Where it comes from
Washing pegged on a line is exposed, motionless and entirely at the mercy of the weather. The phrase keeps all three, and adds that somebody put it there on purpose.
The puzzle it came from
Hang Out to Dry was the answer to the Phrasicle of September 14, 2025. The clue read ____ ____ to ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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inner
circle
time
table
read
under
take
over
hang
man
bone
dry
run
down
fall
rain
drop
out
house
wine
Phrasicle: Hang Out to Dry