leave someone in the lurch

verb

(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation.

He decided to leave his friend in the lurch and go on vacation without him.

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation.

He left me in the lurch and I had to finish the whole project by myself.