HyperDic: in_the_lurch

English > 1 sense of the expression in the lurch:
ADVERBallin the lurchin a difficult or vulnerable position
English > in the lurch: 1 sense > adverb 1
MeaningIn a difficult or vulnerable position.
Example"he resigned and left me in the lurch"
Usage ofidiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phraseAn expression whose meanings cannot be inferred / inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

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