leave to twist



leave to twist

/leave twisting in the wind
To abandon (someone) to a bad situation, often as a recipient of blame: "If our envoy was so blameless, why had she been left to twist in the wind?" (William Safire).
See also: leave, twist

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ÁSa-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic, Faroese
Paride-Italian
Keira-English (Modern)
Melika-Hawaiian
HermesHUR-meez (English)Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Odello-DELEnglish