leave (one) in a 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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • leave (one) in the lurch
  • leave in the lurch
  • leave somebody in the lurch
  • leave someone in the lurch
  • leave in the lurch, to
  • be on the way out
  • on the way out
  • on the/(one's) way out
  • Can I/we have the bill?
  • Can I/we have the check?