leave someone in the lurch

leave someone in the lurch

English

Verb

leave (someone) in the lurch

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

   He left me in the lurch and I had to finish the whole project by myself.

   • Hudibras

     But though thou'rt of a different church, / I will not leave thee in the lurch.

Synonyms

• leave someone holding the bag
• leave someone high and dry
• bilk

Translations

to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation

Czech: nechat ve štychu Finnish: jättää pulaan French: planter (fr), planter là German: im Stich lassen (de), sitzen lassen Hungarian: cserben hagy (hu), pácban hagy, benne hagy a pácban, magára hagy, sorsára hagy, benne hagy a csávában, benne hagy a slamasztikában Irish: duine a fhágáil san abar, Baile Átha Cliath a fhágáil ar an mbóthar ag duine

Italian: lasciare in asso, piantare in asso Norwegian: la i stikken Russian: оста́вить на произво́л судьбы́ pf (ostávitʹ na proizvól sudʹbý) Spanish: dejar con los crespos hechos, dejar plantado, dejar en la estacada Swedish: lämna i sticket (sv) Turkish: ortada bırakmak (tr), ortada komak