leave someone hanging To leave someone hanging means to leave the person in suspense or in a state of curiosity, without providing all the information, or without a resolution. To leave someone hanging意为保持悬念让某人处于好奇的状态，在不提供所有的信息，或没有一个解决方案的情况下。 I was left hanging, waiting for the college to tell me whether I got a scholarship or not. 我被晾在一边，等着学校告诉我我是否得到了奖学金。