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leaves someone in the lurch

leaves someone in the lurch is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leave someone in the lurch.

Meaning of leave someone in the lurch

Verb

leave someone in the lurch (third-person singular simple present leaves someone in the lurch, present participle leaving someone in the lurch, simple past and past participle left someone in the lurch)

  1. (idiomatic) To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave them in a difficult situation.
    • He left me in the lurch and I had to finish the whole project by myself.

Questions about leaves someone in the lurch

What is leaves someone in the lurch the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Leaves someone in the lurch is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leave someone in the lurch.

Words near leaves someone in the lurch in the dictionary

  1. leaves someone cold
  2. leaves someone hanging
  3. leaves someone high and dry
  4. leaves someone holding the baby
  5. leaves someone in the dust
  6. leaves someone in the lurch
  7. leaves someone no choice
  8. leaves someone on read
  9. leaves someone on seen
  10. leaves someone out in the cold
  11. leaves someone to their fate

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