Concise English-Russian phrasebook.
leave in the lurch — desert or leave alone and in trouble, refuse to help or support someone He left me in the lurch when he didn t come over to help me although he had promised to earlier in the day. (from Idioms in Speech) (smb) to leave (a person) in difficulties … Idioms and examples
lurch — I n. sudden movement to give a lurch (the stricken ship gave a lurch) II v. (P; intr.) he lurch ed towards me III n. vulnerable position in the lurch (to leave smb. in the lurch) * * * [lɜːtʃ] (P; intr.) he lurched towards me [ sudden movement ]… … Combinatory dictionary
