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
Ammar-Arabic
Lecia-English (Rare)
NooaNO:-ahFinnish
Pomponia-Ancient Roman
Enes-Turkish, Bosnian
Fernandofer-NAHN-do (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese