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
BoŠKo	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Helga	HEL-gah (German), HEL-gaw (Hungarian)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Ancient Scandinavian
Paris	['pæris]
Desislav	-	Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Navin	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Annamaria	-	Italian