Left out to dry?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="left">left</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="On">On</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="keeper">keeper</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span>...”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="keeper">keeper</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="defenders">defenders</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="either">either</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="keeper">keeper</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Left">Left</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="from">from</span> “<span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>”, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>. <span word="Picture">Picture</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clothesline">clothesline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courtyard">courtyard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scorching">scorching</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="breeze">breeze</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dripping">dripping</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="similar">similar</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clothesline">clothesline</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elements">elements</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unprotected">unprotected</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="keeper">keeper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="above">above</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="fending">fending</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="isolated">isolated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helpless">helpless</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scapegoat">scapegoat</span>.</p>
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