leave someone hanging

English

Verb

leave someone hanging (third-person singular simple present leaves someone hanging, present participle leaving someone hanging, simple past and past participle left someone hanging)

1. To leave someone waiting in anticipation of one's response.

Translations

Translations

• French: mettre un vent à quelqu’un
• German: hängenlassen
• Hebrew: לייבש מישהו
• Portuguese: deixar alguém no vácuo
• Tagalog: mang-iwan sa ere

See also

• keep someone hanging
• hang out to dry
• leave someone high and dry