Sam found that being a member of the trail-clearing group was a lot of hard work, so he left them flat.
My car ran out of gas and left me flat, ten miles from town.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
leave flat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To quit or leave suddenly without warning when wanted or needed; desert; forsake; abandon. * /Sam found that being a member of the trail clearing group was a lot of hard work, so he left them flat./ * /My car ran out of gas… … Dictionary of American idioms
leave flat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To quit or leave suddenly without warning when wanted or needed; desert; forsake; abandon. * /Sam found that being a member of the trail clearing group was a lot of hard work, so he left them flat./ * /My car ran out of gas… … Dictionary of American idioms
leave — Synonyms and related words: AWOL, French leave, Godspeed, OK, abandon, abdicate, abrupt, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, absenting, abstain from, accord, add a codicil, adieu, admission, admit, alienate,… … Moby Thesaurus
leave behind — Synonyms and related words: abandon, back out, beg off, bereave, catch up with, come up to, come up with, cry off, depart from, discard, distance, drop out, evacuate, forsake, gain on, gain upon, get ahead of, go back on, hold the field, jettison … Moby Thesaurus
flat — See: FALL FLAT, IN NO TIME or IN NOTHING FLAT, LEAVE FLAT … Dictionary of American idioms
flat — See: FALL FLAT, IN NO TIME or IN NOTHING FLAT, LEAVE FLAT … Dictionary of American idioms
flat — See: fall flat, in no time or in nothing flat, leave flat … Словарь американских идиом
leave in the lurch — {v. phr.} To desert or leave alone in trouble; refuse to help or support. * /The town bully caught Eddie, and Tom left him in the lurch./ * /Bill quit his job, leaving his boss in the lurch./ Compare: LEAVE FLAT, HIGH AND DRY(2), WALK OUT(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
leave in the lurch — {v. phr.} To desert or leave alone in trouble; refuse to help or support. * /The town bully caught Eddie, and Tom left him in the lurch./ * /Bill quit his job, leaving his boss in the lurch./ Compare: LEAVE FLAT, HIGH AND DRY(2), WALK OUT(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
leave\ in\ the\ lurch — v. phr. To desert or leave alone in trouble; refuse to help or support. The town bully caught Eddie, and Tom left him in the lurch. Bill quit his job, leaving his boss in the lurch. Compare: leave flat, high and dry(2), walk out(2) … Словарь американских идиом
