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mialuthien commented on the word leave in the lurch
= to abandon
July 25, 2008
yarb commented on the word leave in the lurch
"...upon drawing his hanger, and laying about him in the dark, the other two fled, leaving their companion, whom he had disabled, in the lurch."
— Smollett, Peregrine Pickle
January 21, 2022