in_the_lurch (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *in the lurch*:
ADVERB	all	in the lurch	in a difficult or vulnerable position

English > *in the lurch*: 1 sense > adverb 1
Meaning	In a difficult or vulnerable position.
Example	"he resigned and left me in the lurch"
Usage of	idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase	An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred / inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

HyperDic: in_the_lurch