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idiomleave sb twisting/swinging in the wind(also let sb twist/swing in the wind)to not help someone who is having serious problems, especially because you can gain an advantage from their problems ◆ often used in business and politics:Confident that Heath would fail in his attempts to form a government, the Labour Party decided to let him swing slowly in the wind.There was no indication that the US or Germany would cut interest rates, which left countries with weaker economies twisting in the wind.
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