English to Polish translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | English term or phrase: hung out to dry | | "I've really been hung out to dry. She's gone, the treasure's gone."- someone escaped with a precious. (wystawiono mnie na probe?)(postanowilam nie panikowac?) |
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 Joanna Borowska
Poland
Local time: 00:36
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14 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 zostawić na lodzie
Explanation:
czyli w Twoim kontek¶cie - zostałem na lodzie / zostałem z niczym
Ko¶ciuszko - hang sb out to dry - zostawić kogo¶ na lodzie
| ZenonStyczyrz
Local time: 00:36
Native speaker of:  Polish
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 hr confidence: see explanation of English term
Explanation:
"hung out to dry" has the connotation, in this instance, of the speaker being left to face the blame for something they didn't do.
| Tsu Dho Nimh
Local time: 16:36
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Native speaker of: English
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