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LEAVE (SOMEONE) IN THE LURCH

to abandon someone to a difficult situation, forcing him or her to take all the responsibility
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1. The builder hired several carpenters and electricians to work on the building, but he left them in the lurch when it came time to pay them.
2. The company went bankrupt and the stockholders got left in the lurch. They had to pay all the outstanding bills.

Synonym: leave (someone) high and dry.


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