Language: en
Meaning: (idiomatic)Toabandonsomebody; especially, to abandon somebody andleavehim or her in adifficultsituation.Heleft me in the lurchand I had to finish the whole project by myself.1662(indicated as1663), [Samuel Butler], “Canto III”, inHudibras. The First Part.[…], London:[…]J. G. forRichard Marriot,[…],→OCLC,page103:And though th'art of a diff'rent Church, / I will notleave thee in the lurch.2014February 25,Nick Kroll, “Finger Magnets” (5:22 from the start), inKroll Show[1], season 2, episode 7, spoken by Cassandra (Sarah Dampf):“So I really loved working here.” “Obvi.” “But the time has ome for me to move on. But don't worry, I am not gonnaleave 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.”2021May 2,Janine Brito&Jeremy Rowley, “The Drincan Temple” (15:51 from the start), inBless the Harts[2], season 2, episode19, spoken by Wayne Edwards (Ike Barinholtz):“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 ofleavingmein the lurch. But then again, I'm the dumbass for thinking you've grown up.” “Serious?” “Serious.”2024October 7, Kim Willsher, “Large French Alpine ski resort to close in face of shrinking snow season”, inThe Guardian[3],→ISSN:Frédérique Laurence, the owner of a grocery shop in La Morte, added: “We’ve beenleftcompletelyin 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.”
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