leave someone in the lurch

動詞

慣用表現

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

日本語の意味

誰かを見捨て、困難な状況に陥れる / （比喩的に）支援や助けが必要な状況で誰かを放置する、救いの手を差し伸べずに見捨てる

After all they had done for him, he refused to leave someone in the lurch.

彼らが彼のためにしてくれたことを思えば、彼は彼らを見捨てようとしなかった。

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.

leaves someone in the lurch

（ present singular third-person ）

leaving someone in the lurch

（ participle present ）

left someone in the lurch

（ participle past ）

left someone in the lurch

（ past ）