Leave sb in the lurch
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 11To desert someone in his difficulties
मँझधार में छोड़ देना
He was left in the lurch four days before the exam.
Radhika never leaves a friend in the lurch.
Daily use: Mushkil mein akela chhod diya.
Lurch यानी ऐसी फँसी हुई हालत जहाँ से निकलने का रास्ता न हो। Leave someone in the lurch यानी ठीक उसी वक़्त साथ छोड़ देना जब सामने वाला मुसीबत में फँसा हो।
A lurch is a hopeless position from which there is no way out. To leave someone in the lurch is to walk away just when that person is stuck in difficulty. You desert them when they need you most.
बार-बार पूछा गया: answer 'मुसीबत में साथ छोड़ देना' है; high and dry और forsaken related हैं, stand by someone opposite है।
Frequently asked: the answer is 'to desert someone in difficulty'; high and dry and forsaken are related, while stand by someone is the opposite.