leave someone in the lurch en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
See entry for left in the lurch
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave them in a difficult situation.
Frédérique Laurence, the owner of a grocery shop in La Morte, added: “We’ve been left completely in the lurch. We still have loans to pay as we’ve only been here four years. Who will pay them? Our lives have been ruined. That’s what is going to happen to us.”
2024 October 7, Kim Willsher, “Large French Alpine ski resort to close in face of shrinking snow season”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:“So I really loved working here.” “Obvi.” “But the time has ome for me to move on. But don't worry, I am not gonna leave you guys in the lurch. I've already found my replacement. I'm gonna train him really, really well so that no business is interrupted in any way.”
2014 February 25, Nick Kroll, “Finger Magnets” (5:22 from the start), in Kroll Show, season 2, episode 7, spoken by Cassandra (Sarah Dampf):And though th'art of a diff'rent Church, / I will not leave thee in the lurch.
1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “Canto III”, in Hudibras. The First Part. […], London: […] J. G. for Richard Marriot, […], →OCLC, page 103:He left me in the lurch and I had to finish the whole project by myself.
“Wayne, bro, I am so sorry. Wayne, I said I'm sorry.” “I heard you. I just was trying to figure out if you're apologizing for this or-or for a whole lifetime of leaving me in the lurch. But then again, I'm the dumbass for thinking you've grown up.” “Serious?” “Serious.”
2021 May 2, Janine Brito & Jeremy Rowley, “The Drincan Temple” (15:51 from the start), in Bless the Harts, season 2, episode 19, spoken by Wayne Edwards (Ike Barinholtz):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| leaves someone in the lurch | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| leaving someone in the lurch | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| left someone in the lurch | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| left someone in the lurch | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
leave someone holding the bag · leave someone high and dry · bail out on · bail on
Translations (32)
cs nechat na holičkách (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · es dejar en la estacada (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · pl zostawiać na lodzie (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · de sitzen lassen (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · hu cserben hagy (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · cs nechat ve štychu (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · fi jättää pulaan (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · ru оста́вить на произво́л судьбы́ (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · hu benne hagy a csávában (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · scn lassari 'n tridici (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · es dejar con los crespos hechos (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · it piantare in asso (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · es dejar plantado (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · hu benne hagy a slamasztikában (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · sv lämna i sticket (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · tr ortada komak (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · no la i stikken (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · fr planter (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · hu benne hagy a pácban (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · es dejar tirado (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · ga fág san abar (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · de im Stich lassen (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · it lasciare in asso (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · hu pácban hagy (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · pl zostawić na lodzie (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · tr ortada bırakmak (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · eo forlasis iun en malfacila situacio (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · hu magára hagy (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · ga fág Baile Átha Cliath ar an mbóthar ag duine (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · de im Regen stehen lassen (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · hu sorsára hagy (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) · fr planter là (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation)