To wait for an uncomfortably long period of time.
Etymology:
- An allusion to being hanged by the neck and then left for dead in a suspended state.
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Submitted on September 01, 2009
Additional definitions for 'twist in the wind':
| twist in the wind | To be unassisted and without comfort in a situation likely to result in distress or failure. |
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