English ⇄ Russian

hang someone out to dry stresses
gen.	подложить свинью (m_rakova)
hang someone out to dry idiom
amer.	наказать (кого-либо; The boss was really angry at Billie. He yelled at him and hung him out to dry. Val_Ships); отказать в поддержке (кому-либо; After losing the election, the party is going to hang him out to dry. Val_Ships); бросить в трудную минуту (кого-либо; When the department got into difficulties, his bosses simply hung him out to dry. Val_Ships)