be left in the lurch
be left in the lurch
To be left or abandoned without assistance in a particularly awkward, difficult, or troublesome situation. (Sometimes written as "left in a lurch.") I'll really be left in the lurch if the manager decides to quit before this project is finished. Janet was left in a lurch organizing her kid's birthday party when her husband decided to go on a weekend getaway with his friends.
See also: left, lurch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- lurch
- resource
- be left to (one's) own devices
- be left to (one's) own resources
- device
- left to your own devices
- leftleft
- left and right
- left one's calling card
- hang a left/right