leave+in+the+lurch
31lurch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English lorchen, probably alteration of lurken to lurk Date: 15th century intransitive verb dialect chiefly England to loiter about a place furtively ; prowl transitive verb 1. obsolete …
32lurch — I. /lɜtʃ / (say lerch) noun 1. sudden leaning or roll to one side, as of a ship or a staggering person. 2. a sudden swaying or staggering movement. –verb (i) 3. to make a lurch; move with lurches; stagger: the wounded man lurched across the room… …
33lurch — I [[t]lɜrtʃ[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of swaying abruptly 2) a sudden tip or roll to one side, as of a ship 3) an awkward, swaying or staggering motion or gait 4) (of a ship) to roll or pitch suddenly 5) to stagger or sway • Etymology:… …
34leave — I verb 1) I left the hotel Syn: go away from, depart from, withdraw from, retire from, take oneself off from, take one s leave of, pull out of, quit, escape from, flee, abandon, desert, vacate; informal push off, shove off, clear out/off …
35lurch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. sway, pitch, stagger, stumble. See descent. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stagger, weave, sway; see reel . • leave in the lurch, Syn. leave, forsake, desert; see abandon 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
36lurch — 1. n. & v. n. a stagger, a sudden unsteady movement or leaning. v.intr. stagger, move suddenly and unsteadily. Etymology: orig. Naut., lee lurch alt. of lee latch drifting to leeward 2. n. Phrases and idioms: leave in the lurch desert (a friend… …
37leave flat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To quit or leave suddenly without warning when wanted or needed; desert; forsake; abandon. * /Sam found that being a member of the trail clearing group was a lot of hard work, so he left them flat./ * /My car ran out of gas… …
38leave flat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To quit or leave suddenly without warning when wanted or needed; desert; forsake; abandon. * /Sam found that being a member of the trail clearing group was a lot of hard work, so he left them flat./ * /My car ran out of gas… …
39leave\ flat — v. phr. informal To quit or leave suddenly without warning when wanted or needed; desert; forsake; abandon. Sam found that being a member of the trail clearing group was a lot of hard work, so he left them flat. My car ran out of gas and left me… …
40lurch — See: LEAVE IN THE LURCH …
