To leave in the lurch

[irmamar]

I'd like to know if 'to leave in the lurch' has the same meaning than 'let down' or 'stand up'.

Thanks. :)

[Perikles]

I'd like to know if 'to leave in the lurch' has the same meaning than 'let down' or 'stand up'.

Thanks. :)It means something like 'let down', but not 'stand up'. As I understand it, somebody is stood up if they make a date and one doesn't turn up. This is an emotional disappointment, not a practical inconvenience. To let somebody down means to disappoint them by, say, not doing something you promised:

I wanted to go shopping, and Fred said he would give me a lift, but he let me down.

To leave someone in the lurch means to present them with a difficult problem by failing in a commitment:

We bought a house together and shared the mortgage, but he ran off with the au-pair girl and left me in the lurch. :eek:

[irmamar]

Is there another synonym apart from "let down"?:thinking:

[Perikles]

Is there another synonym apart from "let down"?:thinking:The SOED gives "disappoint, deceive" and marks "leave in the lurch" as obsolete, which I don't understand because I use it.:thinking:

[irmamar]

The SOED gives "disappoint, deceive" and marks "leave in the lurch" as obsolete, which I don't understand because I use it.:thinking:

:D :D

These words work for me. Thanks. :)

Would "To be abandoned when one is in a bad situation" be a good definition? :thinking:

[poli]

to be abandoned in a bad situation is good.

Figuratively you can say: to be left holding the bag.

The was waiting for the groom at the church but he never show up and left her in a lurch.
To stand someone up - is to leave them in a lurch

[irmamar]

OK, thanks. :)

[hermit]

To "run out" on someone.

Ex: She was counting on him, but he ran out on her.

[irmamar]

Thank you, Hermit. That's new for me (there are always so many new things). :)

[bobjenkins]

Nunca lo he oído , ¿es de Inglaterra?