to abandon someone to face blame or trouble alone.
誰かを見捨てて、一人で非難や問題に直面させること (dareka wo misutete hitori de hinan ya mondai ni chokumen saseru koto)
"His friends hung him out to dry when the teacher asked who cheated."
"先生が誰がカンニングしたか尋ねたとき、友達は彼を一人にしました。" (sensei ga dare ga kanningu shita ka tazuneta toki tomodachi wa kare wo hitori ni shimashita)
to protect your computer system or network from attacks
to pause and calm down before reacting in anger
It’s better to hold onto something you have than risk losing...
in trouble or difficulty
to decline in quality or condition
to manage to stay alive or survive