lurch

Related to lurch: leave 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.

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.

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leave (one) in a lurch

To leave or abandon one without assistance in a particularly awkward, difficult, or troublesome situation. The manager will really leave us in a lurch if he decides to quit before this project is finished. When Janet's husband decided to go on a weekend getaway with his friends, he left her in a lurch organizing her kid's birthday party.

See also: leave, lurch

leave (one) in the lurch

To leave or abandon one without assistance in a particularly awkward, difficult, or troublesome situation. The manager will really leave me in the lurch if he decides to quit before this project is finished. When Janet's husband decided to go on a weekend getaway with his friends, he left her in the lurch organizing her kid's birthday party.

See also: leave, lurch

lurch at (someone or something)

To move toward someone or something abruptly and in a staggering, erratic, or unsteady manner. The drunken man lurched toward the door as he went to leave, nearly collapsing on the floor in the process. We kept lurching toward one another as the bock rocked violently in the waves.

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lurch forward

To move forward abruptly, jerkily, or joltingly. Suddenly, Tom lurched forward and ran to the railing so he could vomit over the side of the ship. The train lurched forward, and my coffee spilled all over my lap as a result.

lurch toward (someone or something)

To move toward someone or something abruptly and in a staggering, erratic, or unsteady manner. The drunken man lurched at the door as he went to leave, nearly collapsing on the floor in the process. We kept lurching at one another as the bock rocked violently in the waves.

leave someone in the lurch

Fig. to leave someone waiting for or anticipating your actions. Where were you, John? You really left me in the lurch. I didn't mean to leave you in the lurch. I thought we had canceled our meeting.

See also: leave, lurch

lurch at someone or something

and lurch toward someone Or something

to sway or turn quickly toward someone or something. Todd lurched at the door and got it open just as the guard saw him. Bill lurched toward the ship's rail and hung on.

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lurch forward

to jerk or sway forward. The car lurched forward and shook us around. When the train lurched forward, we were pushed back into our seats.

leave in the lurch

Abandon or desert someone in difficult straits. For example, Jane was angry enough to quit without giving notice, leaving her boss in the lurch. This expression alludes to a 16th-century French dice game, lourche, where to incur a lurch meant to be far behind the other players. It later was used in cribbage and other games, as well as being used in its present figurative sense by about 1600.

See also: leave, lurch

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

leave someone in the lurch

COMMON If someone leaves you in the lurch, they put you in a difficult situation by suddenly going away or stopping helping you. My secretary left me in the lurch last month and I haven't found a replacement yet. The airline has shut down, leaving thousands of ticket holders in the lurch. Note: In the card game cribbage, a player is left in a position known as the lurch when an opponent has scored 51 points before the player has managed to either score 31 points or move their peg around the first corner of the board that is used to keep the score.

leave someone in the lurch

leave an associate or friend abruptly and without assistance or support when they are in a difficult situation.

Lurch as a noun meaning ‘a state of discomfiture’ dates from the mid 16th century but it is now used only in this idiom.

1987 Eileen Dunlop The House on the Hill What have Gilmores ever done but leave her in the lurch? Poor Jane, she just can't run the risk of being hurt again.

leave somebody in the ˈlurch

(informal) leave somebody who is in a difficult situation and needs your help: You can’t resign now and leave us all in the lurch. It wouldn’t be fair.

in the lurch

In a difficult or embarrassing position.

See also: lurch

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

leave in the lurch, to

To abandon or desert someone in a difficult position. This seemingly slangy modern term dates from the sixteenth century and is believed to come from a French dicing game called lourche, similar to backgammon. To incur a lurch at first meant to be left far behind, a meaning that survived in several other games, including cribbage. By the early seventeenth century, however, the expression had been transferred to any kind of abandonment, and was so used in Richard Tarton’s Jests (1611): “Ile leave him in the lurch and shift for my selves.”

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释义	lurch Related to lurch: leave 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 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 leave (one) in a lurch To leave or abandon one without assistance in a particularly awkward, difficult, or troublesome situation. The manager will really leave us in a lurch if he decides to quit before this project is finished. When Janet's husband decided to go on a weekend getaway with his friends, he left her in a lurch organizing her kid's birthday party. See also: leave, lurch leave (one) in the lurch To leave or abandon one without assistance in a particularly awkward, difficult, or troublesome situation. The manager will really leave me in the lurch if he decides to quit before this project is finished. When Janet's husband decided to go on a weekend getaway with his friends, he left her in the lurch organizing her kid's birthday party. See also: leave, lurch lurch at (someone or something) To move toward someone or something abruptly and in a staggering, erratic, or unsteady manner. The drunken man lurched toward the door as he went to leave, nearly collapsing on the floor in the process. We kept lurching toward one another as the bock rocked violently in the waves. See also: lurch lurch forward To move forward abruptly, jerkily, or joltingly. Suddenly, Tom lurched forward and ran to the railing so he could vomit over the side of the ship. The train lurched forward, and my coffee spilled all over my lap as a result. See also: forward, lurch lurch toward (someone or something) To move toward someone or something abruptly and in a staggering, erratic, or unsteady manner. The drunken man lurched at the door as he went to leave, nearly collapsing on the floor in the process. We kept lurching at one another as the bock rocked violently in the waves. See also: lurch, toward Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. leave someone in the lurch Fig. to leave someone waiting for or anticipating your actions. Where were you, John? You really left me in the lurch. I didn't mean to leave you in the lurch. I thought we had canceled our meeting. See also: leave, lurch lurch at someone or something and lurch toward someone Or something to sway or turn quickly toward someone or something. Todd lurched at the door and got it open just as the guard saw him. Bill lurched toward the ship's rail and hung on. See also: lurch lurch forward to jerk or sway forward. The car lurched forward and shook us around. When the train lurched forward, we were pushed back into our seats. See also: forward, lurch McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. leave in the lurch Abandon or desert someone in difficult straits. For example, Jane was angry enough to quit without giving notice, leaving her boss in the lurch. This expression alludes to a 16th-century French dice game, lourche, where to incur a lurch meant to be far behind the other players. It later was used in cribbage and other games, as well as being used in its present figurative sense by about 1600. See also: leave, lurch The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. leave someone in the lurch COMMON If someone leaves you in the lurch, they put you in a difficult situation by suddenly going away or stopping helping you. My secretary left me in the lurch last month and I haven't found a replacement yet. The airline has shut down, leaving thousands of ticket holders in the lurch. Note: In the card game cribbage, a player is left in a position known as the lurch when an opponent has scored 51 points before the player has managed to either score 31 points or move their peg around the first corner of the board that is used to keep the score. See also: leave, lurch, someone Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. leave someone in the lurch leave an associate or friend abruptly and without assistance or support when they are in a difficult situation. Lurch as a noun meaning ‘a state of discomfiture’ dates from the mid 16th century but it is now used only in this idiom. 1987 Eileen Dunlop The House on the Hill What have Gilmores ever done but leave her in the lurch? Poor Jane, she just can't run the risk of being hurt again. See also: leave, lurch, someone Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary leave somebody in the ˈlurch (informal) leave somebody who is in a difficult situation and needs your help: You can’t resign now and leave us all in the lurch. It wouldn’t be fair. See also: leave, lurch, somebody Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary in the lurch In a difficult or embarrassing position. See also: lurch American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. leave in the lurch, to To abandon or desert someone in a difficult position. This seemingly slangy modern term dates from the sixteenth century and is believed to come from a French dicing game called lourche, similar to backgammon. To incur a lurch at first meant to be left far behind, a meaning that survived in several other games, including cribbage. By the early seventeenth century, however, the expression had been transferred to any kind of abandonment, and was so used in Richard Tarton’s Jests (1611): “Ile leave him in the lurch and shift for my selves.” See also: leave The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: be left in the lurch be left to (one's) own devices be left to (one's) own resources device left to your own devices resource leftleft left and right left one's calling card hang a left/right References in periodicals archive On the other hand, the earlier 6-point lurch in SRP in the first quarter of 2017 was due to poverty up in all areas: by 8 in Balance Luzon, 6 in Mindanao, 5 in NCR, and 1 in the Visayas. Lurching economic progress You would think out of common decency there would be a statement released to the trusting, hardworking parents left in the lurch Elizabth80 Parents' fury at nursery bosses over shock closure; SUDDEN DECISION TO SHUT WAS 'HANDLED IN A TERRIBLE WAY' Mr Miliband denied his election represented a "lurch to the left", saying: "I am for the centre-ground of politics, but it is about defining where the centre ground is." The New Labour era is over The ice cream scoop, shown at the Las Vegas Gourmet Housewares Show where LURCH made its debut, has a mechanism that releases a scoop of ice cream when users loosen the grip on the handle. GERMAN GADGET MAKER LURCH FINDS NICHE They didn't want their students left in the lurch of the digital divide. Staying connected: wireless wave reaches HBCU campuses 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 University researchers who qualified for government assistance may be left in the lurch until later this year, following the abrupt cancellation of an Ontario government research infrastructure support program. Funding freeze leaves R & D sector in limbo But there could be even greater risks if the debate continues to lurch in the current direction. How bashing CEOs hurts the economy A North East debt firm which collapsed could have left clients in the lurch for up to pounds 10 million. Punters' shock at firm's crash With insights such as these, the book veers with the occasional awkward lurch between historiography (ie the writing of history) and be history subjects themselves. Reading Architectural History. (Looking Back And Ahead) And hundreds of ordinary but brave people who have taken on the might of employers over discrimination allegations are have been left in the lurch. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Time to lift lid on Commission They are not leaving us in the lurch...and have done their best to cover us." LARGO's sudden doubling of fees upsets its many newsletter clients, some switch to Infocon With green power, they worry that a switch will mean waiting for equipment installers, and being left in the lurch when there's a power failure. Green Wires Villain bombards the Scoop, causing it to lurch and reel out of control. Inside THRILL Rides! 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?
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