leave someone in the lurch

Meaning: To abandon someone to a difficult situation, forcing him or her to take all the responsibility.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Daily Life

More idioms — Daily Life

• leave someone left out in the cold — To shun someone; to exclude someone from a place or activity.
• leave someone high and dry — Abandoned or stranded; helpless.
• leave someone holding the bag — To leave somebody with unwanted responsibility.
• leave well enough alone — To accept a situation as it is; to avoid trying to improve a situation one's actions migh…
• let sleeping dogs lie — To not look for trouble or stir up a troublesome situation.
• letter perfect — Exactly right.

More English idioms

• life of riley — The good life; a comfortable life.
• the lion's share — The greater part; most.
• live and let live — To live without interference from other; to not interfere with the lives of others.
• and barrel lock, stock — Everything; the entirety.
• the long and short of it — The outcome; the point.
• look like death warmed over — To look/feel ill or exhausted.

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