Sekirov Dictionary

leave someone out in the cold

UK /ˈliːv ˌsʌmwʌn aʊt ɪn ðə ˈkɔʊld/US /ˈliv ˌsʌmwʌn aʊt ən ðə ˈkoʊld/

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To deliberately fail to provide someone with support; to ignore or neglect.
- There was as yet no question of his [Albrecht von Wallenstein's] abandoning the Emperor [Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor], but he obviously meant to leave both Saxony and Bavaria out in the cold. — 1906

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