置おいてきぼり

noun

leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

Used when someone is deliberately or carelessly left behind by a group. Often appears in the phrase 置いてきぼりにする or 置いてきぼりを食う. The form 置いてけぼり is a common variant.

See also: 置いてけぼり (おいてけぼり)

• 友とも達だちに置おいてきぼりにされて、一人ひとりで帰かえった。

  I was left behind by my friends and went home alone.

• 彼かれだけ置おいてきぼりを食くった。

  Only he got left behind.