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twist in the wind

Definitions

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  • verb idiomatic To be unassisted and without comfort in a situation likely to result in distress or failure.
  • verb idiomatic To wait for an uncomfortably long period of time.

Etymologies

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An allusion to being hanged by the neck and then left for dead in a suspended state.

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