The town bully caught Eddie, and Tom left him in the lurch.
Bill quit his job, leaving his boss in the lurch.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
leave in the lurch — index abandon (physically leave) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
leave in the lurch — leave (someone) in the lurch see ↑lurch, 3 • • • Main Entry: ↑leave leave (someone) in the lurch : to leave someone without help or protection when it is needed His advisers left him in the lurch when he needed them the most. • • • … Useful english dictionary
leave in the lurch — leave (someone) in the lurch to cause someone to be in a situation in which they do not have what they need. Her ex husband didn t want to deal with the kids, so she was left in the lurch. Factories here that rely on parts from overseas were… … New idioms dictionary
leave in the lurch — desert or leave alone and in trouble, refuse to help or support someone He left me in the lurch when he didn t come over to help me although he had promised to earlier in the day. (from Idioms in Speech) (smb) to leave (a person) in difficulties … Idioms and examples
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 — abandon in a time of need … Dictionary of Australian slang
leave in the lurch — Australian Slang abandon in a time of need … English dialects glossary
leave in the lurch — idi to desert when help is needed most … From formal English to slang
leave in the lurch — Abandon when help is needed … A concise dictionary of English slang
