hang out to dry vs throw out

hang out to dry

verb
  • To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out, dry. 

throw out

verb
  • To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere. 

  • To offer an idea for consideration. 

  • To produce in a haphazard fashion. 

  • To emit. 

  • To cause or experience debilitating muscle or joint pain in (a body part). 

  • To put into a state of confusion. 

  • To cause to project. 

  • To utter carelessly. 

  • To outdistance; to leave behind. 

  • To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away. 

How often have the words hang out to dry and throw out occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )