LEAVE SB IN THE LURCH

Meaning of LEAVE SB IN THE LURCH in English

( informal ) to fail to help sb when they are relying on you to do so

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LURCH — I. ˈlərch, -ə̄ch, -əich verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English lorchen, probably alteration of lurken to lurk — more …
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LEAVE — I. ˈlēv verb ( left ˈleft ; left ; leaving ; leaves ) Etymology: Middle English leven, from Old English …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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LURCH — (v. t.) To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
Английский словарь Webster
LURCH — (n.) A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
Английский словарь Webster
LURCH — ( v. t. ) To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LURCH — ( n. ) A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LURCH — lurch 1 — lurchingly , adv. /lerrch/ , n. 1. an act or instance of swaying abruptly. 2. a sudden …
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LEAVE — leave 1 — leaver , n. /leev/ , v. , left, leaving . v.t. 1. to go out of or …
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LURCH — I. ˈlərch verb Etymology: Middle English lorchen, probably alteration of lurken to lurk Date: 15th century intransitive verb dialect chiefly …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEAVE — I. ˈlēv verb ( left ˈleft ; leav·ing ) Etymology: Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan; akin to Old …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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LURCH — vt to leave in the lurch; to cheat. 2. lurch ·vt to steal; to rob. 3. lurch ·vi to roll …
Webster English vocab
LEAVE — vi to depart; to set out. 2. leave ·v to cease from; to desist from; to abstain from. 3. leave …
Webster English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LURCH — [lurch] vb [ME lorchen, prob. alter. of lurken to lurk] vi (15c) dial chiefly Eng: to loiter about a place …
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LEAVE — [leave] vb left ; leav.ing [ME leven, fr. OE laefan; akin to OHG verleiben to leave, OE belifan to be …
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LURCH — lurch BrE AmE lɜːtʃ AmE lɝːtʃ ▷ lurched lɜːtʃt AmE lɝːtʃt ▷ lurches ˈlɜːtʃ ɪz -əz AmE ˈlɝːtʃ əz ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LURCH — / lɜːtʃ; NAmE lɜːrtʃ/ verb , noun ■ verb [ v ] 1. to make a sudden, unsteady movement forward …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAVE — / liːv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( left , left / left; NAmE /) PLACE / PERSON …
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LURCH — I. lurch 1 /lɜːtʃ $ lɜːrtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] 1 . to walk or move suddenly in an uncontrolled …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAVE — I. leave 1 S1 W1 /liːv/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle left /left/) [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LURCH — n. øleave in the lurch desert (a friend etc.) in difficulties. [orig. = a severe defeat in a game, f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LURCH — n. & v. --n. a stagger, a sudden unsteady movement or leaning. --v.intr. stagger, move suddenly and unsteadily. [orig. Naut., …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAVE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. left) 1 a tr. go away from; cease to remain in or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAVE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. left) 1 a tr. go away from; cease to remain in or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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LURCH — 1. n. & v. --n. a stagger, a sudden unsteady movement or leaning. --v.intr. stagger, move suddenly and unsteadily. Etymology: …
Oxford English vocab
LEAVE — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. left) 1. a tr. go away from; cease to remain in …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
LURCH — ( lurches, lurching, lurched) 1. To lurch means to make a sudden movement, especially forwards, in an uncontrolled way. As …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAVE — ( leaves, leaving, left) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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LURCH — (~es, ~ing, ~ed) 1. To ~ means to make a sudden movement, especially forwards, in an uncontrolled way. As the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LURCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sb's stomach lurches/tightens (= it suddenly feels tight because they are frightened ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LURCH — [noun] [C]The truck gave a sudden lurch as it was hit by a strong gust of wind.(figurative) The party's lurch …
Cambridge English vocab
LEAVE — Synonyms and related words : AWOL, French leave, Godspeed, OK, abandon, abdicate, abrupt, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LURCH — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sickening , sudden , violent VERB + LURCH ▪ give ▪ Her heart gave a ~ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LEAVE — INDEX: to leave a place 1. to go away from a place 2. what you say when you are going …
Longman Activator English vocab
LEAVE — n. 25B6; verb I left the hotel : DEPART FROM, go (away) from, withdraw from, retire from, take oneself off …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LURCH — n. leave in the lurch. desert, abandon, forsake; drop, jilt He left her in the lurch, waiting at the church
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LEAVE — v. 1 go (away or off), depart, set off, be off, get away or off, retire, retreat, withdraw, decamp, (make …
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SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
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LEAVE — I noun BAD : Every woman is entitled to a maternity leave. GOOD : Every woman is entitled to maternity …
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LURCH — I 1. сущ. 1) мор. крен (судна) 2) шаткая походка; пошатывание, шатание Syn : stagger 3) амер. склонность, расположенность, тенденция …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEAVE — I сущ. 1) а) позволение, разрешение to ask leave (to do smth.) ≈ просить позволения (сделать что-л.) Syn : permission …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LURCH — lurch.ogg _I 1. lɜ:tʃ n 1. 1> крен to give a lurch - накрениться, дать крен 2> пошатывание, шаткая походка …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEAVE — _I 1. li:v n 1. разрешение, позволение by /with/ your leave - с вашего позволения leave of court - разрешение …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LURCH — I lurch сущ.1) мор. крен (судна) 2) шаткая походка; пошатывание, шатание Syn:stagger 3) амер. склонность, расположенность, тенденция (к чему-л. - …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LURCH — _I 1. lɜ:tʃ n 1. 1> крен to give a lurch - накрениться, дать крен 2> пошатывание, шаткая походка ( …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LEAVE — _I 1. li:v n 1. разрешение, позволение by /with/ your leave - с вашего позволения leave of court - разрешение …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
IN — 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. pl …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LURCH — I ləʧ 1. сущ. 1) мор. крен ( судна ) 2) шаткая походка; пошатывание, шатание Syn: stagger 3) амер. склонность, …
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