be left in the lurch

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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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Louella	loo-EL-ə	English
Yngvarr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Marcela	mahr-THE-lah (Spanish), mahr-SE-lah (Latin American Spanish), mahr-TSE-lah (Polish), mahr-CHE-lah (Romanian), MAHR-tse-lah (Czech)	Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Czech
Alexius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Kain	-	Biblical Greek
Simcha	-	Hebrew