Idiom Breakdown

leave someone in the lurch

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Definition

To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation.

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"He left me in the lurch and I had to finish the whole project by myself."
"And though th'art of a diff'rent Church, / I will not leave thee in the lurch."
"“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.”"
"“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.”"
"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.”"

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