- leave somebody in the lurch
- leave sb in the ˈlurch idiom
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I'm sorry to leave you in the lurch but I can't do the presentation with you this afternoon.
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She felt she had been left in the lurch by all her colleagues.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
leave somebody in the lurch
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