IN THE LURCH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a difficult or vulnerable position

Example:

he resigned and left me in the lurch

Classified under:

Adverbs

Domain usage:

idiom; idiomatic expression; phrasal idiom; phrase; set phrase (an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up)

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