in the lurch

Related to in the lurch: out of whack, leave in the lurch, To Say the Least, left in the lurch

in the lurch

In a particularly awkward, difficult, or troublesome situation. I'll really be left in the lurch if the manager decides to quit before this project is finished. Janet was left in the lurch organizing her kid's birthday party when her husband decided to go on a weekend getaway with his friends.

in the lurch

In a difficult or embarrassing position.

See also: lurch

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

be left in the lurch
lurch
leave (one) in a lurch
leave (one) in the lurch
leave in the lurch
leave somebody in the lurch
leave someone in the lurch
come to such a pass
come to a pretty pass
a pretty pass

References in periodicals archive

10 THREE TIMES (HOU HSIAO-HSIEN) With Hou's focus on filmic duration, mise-en-scene becomes everything, leaving narrative in the lurch.

Isaac Julien

In Moon Valley, Jolie Marshal regrets marrying charming SOB Chris who embezzled money from their company leaving friends and her mother potentially in the lurch. When she can pay back her "creditors", she will divorce Chris, who she married when vulnerable following the death of her father and rejection by her boyfriend Jake, who was not ready for a wife.

The Future Widows' Club

One winner, garment finisher Leslie Fountain, 57, said: ``I was given this job when I had nothing and wouldn't leave Gymphlex in the lurch. ''

Staff stay on after pounds 14m win

After several alcohol-fueled years, 151 finally got cirrhosis, leaving new pro Pat Smith in the lurch once again.

Trash

In the lurch from the 1980s to the 1990s, I feel that pessimism is now prevailing a bit too much and should not be allowed to lead to yet another lurch into something else.

The global economy: who will lead next?

"We've been left in the lurch and he doesn't appear to give a damn." Curzon's father Lord Scarsdale said: "We've not spoken for 12 years.

PEER'S JAILED SON LEFT ME BROKE SAYS EX

词组	in the lurch
释义	in the lurch Related to in the lurch: out of whack, leave in the lurch, To Say the Least, left in the lurch in the lurch In a particularly awkward, difficult, or troublesome situation. I'll really be left in the lurch if the manager decides to quit before this project is finished. Janet was left in the lurch organizing her kid's birthday party when her husband decided to go on a weekend getaway with his friends. See also: lurch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. in the lurch In a difficult or embarrassing position. See also: lurch American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: be left in the lurch lurch leave (one) in a lurch leave (one) in the lurch leave in the lurch leave somebody in the lurch leave someone in the lurch come to such a pass come to a pretty pass a pretty pass References in periodicals archive 10 THREE TIMES (HOU HSIAO-HSIEN) With Hou's focus on filmic duration, mise-en-scene becomes everything, leaving narrative in the lurch. Isaac Julien In Moon Valley, Jolie Marshal regrets marrying charming SOB Chris who embezzled money from their company leaving friends and her mother potentially in the lurch. When she can pay back her "creditors", she will divorce Chris, who she married when vulnerable following the death of her father and rejection by her boyfriend Jake, who was not ready for a wife. The Future Widows' Club One winner, garment finisher Leslie Fountain, 57, said: ``I was given this job when I had nothing and wouldn't leave Gymphlex in the lurch. '' Staff stay on after pounds 14m win After several alcohol-fueled years, 151 finally got cirrhosis, leaving new pro Pat Smith in the lurch once again. Trash In the lurch from the 1980s to the 1990s, I feel that pessimism is now prevailing a bit too much and should not be allowed to lead to yet another lurch into something else. The global economy: who will lead next? "We've been left in the lurch and he doesn't appear to give a damn." Curzon's father Lord Scarsdale said: "We've not spoken for 12 years. PEER'S JAILED SON LEFT ME BROKE SAYS EX
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