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leave (someone) in the lurch What does leave (someone) in the lurch mean?	desert or leave someone alone and in trouble, refuse to help or support someone	My coworker left me in the lurch when he didn`t come and help me as he had promised earlier in the day.
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Leave (someone) In The Lurch Idiom