English-Swedish translations for leave someone in the lurch

• lämna i sticket
  Ambulanssjukvården får nu kritik för att lämna svårt sjuka patienter i sticket.
  Inom några timmar var min kappsäck packad, men mina arbeten, ofulländade, måste jag lämna i sticket.

Definition of leave someone in the lurch

• To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation

Examples

• He left me in the lurch and I had to finish the whole project by myself.

Related words

• leave someone holding the bag
• leave someone high and dry
• leave someone hanging
• leave someone cold
• leave someone on read
• leave someone out in the cold
• leave someone trailing
• leave someone alone
• leave someone in peace