My Word Map

leave in the lurch

  • be at the standstill
  • postie 우체부 (→mailman) (=postman)
  • be out and about
  • be vouched for by
  • leave a person in the lurch 남이 곤경에 처해 있는 것을 내버려두다[못 본 체하다]/ (도움이 필요한) ~를 저버리다
  • lurch (갑자기) 휘청하다[휘청거리다]. (=stagger, sway)/ (공포·흥분으로 가슴이나 속이) 떨리다[요동치다]/ 휘청함, 요동침
  • lurch = Sudden, unsteady movement / unexpected situation or trouble
  • “Lurch like a sudden lunge” — both are jerky, sudden movements.
  • “Left in the lurch” = left stuck or stranded unexpectedly.