leave someone in the lurch
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leave someone in the lurch
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verb leaves someone in the lurch · leaving someone in the lurch · left someone in the lurch
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To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave them in a difficult situation.
He left me in the lurch and I had to finish the whole project by myself.
Similar: leave someone holding the bag, leave someone high and dry, bail out on, bail on
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verb to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation
| Español | dejar tirado, dejar en la estacada, dejar con los crespos hechos, dejar plantado |
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| Français | planter, planter là |
| Deutsch | im Stich lassen, sitzen lassen, im Regen stehen lassen |
| Italiano | lasciare in asso, piantare in asso |
| Русский | оста́вить на произво́л судьбы́ ostávitʹ na proizvól sudʹbý |
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