“Leave someone in the lurch”
التعريف
To abandon someone when they need help.
أمثلة
Examples
“This situation is a good example of "Leave someone in the lurch".”
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This situation is a good example of "Leave someone in the lurch".
Write a two-line conversation using “Leave someone in the lurch”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Leave someone in the lurch" mean?
- "Leave someone in the lurch" means to abandon someone when they need help.
- How do you use "Leave someone in the lurch" in a sentence?
- Example: "This situation is a good example of "Leave someone in the lurch"."
- Should I interpret "Leave someone in the lurch" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.