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单词 throw someone to the wolves
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throw someone to the wolves

Leave someone to be roughly treated or criticized without trying to help or defend them: power brokers are biding their time before throwing him to the wolves...
  • Meanwhile, outraged victims attack innocent priests for attempting to defend themselves against their bishop's eagerness to throw them to the wolves in order to save their own sorry butts.
  • Basically, throwing Rummy to the wolves may slow the haemorrhage, but it may not stop it.
  • So my theory is that someone higher than Sanchez is throwing him to the wolves.
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