To leave someone in the lurch is to avoid, neglect or refuse giving someone help when they need it.
"Leave him in the lurch" means to abandon or betray someone in a difficult situation or time of need, leaving them unsupported.
stop, halt, whoa, Some sentences that explain lurch: The car came to a stop with a lurch and a lot of smoke. My friends left me in a lurch when they forgot to pick me up for the party. Mrs. Goodwin's started to lurch forward when she tripped.
Lurches is the plural form of lurch.
The ship gave a sudden lurch, causing everyone to stumble.
Lurch typically responds with a deep, monotone "You rang?" when he answers the door in the Addams Family.
The base word for "lurched" is "lurch."
You might lurch when you belch; but no, they are not the same word. To belch is to burp loudly, and to lurch is to lunge forward awkwardly and off-balance.
Female version of Lurch
To suddenly leave them; to stop assisting them, usually when they particularly need help. Another expression is, "to leave them in the lurch".
stop, halt, whoa, Some sentences that explain lurch: The car came to a stop with a lurch and a lot of smoke. My friends left me in a lurch when they forgot to pick me up for the party. Mrs. Goodwin's started to lurch forward when she tripped.
Lurches is the plural form of lurch.
The train suddenly lurched forward. (lurch = a sudden movement) Jill lurched into me drunkenly. (lurch = to move suddenly in an uncontrolled way) The pager company shut down on Tuesday leaving 2,000 customers in the lurch. (lurch = to leave someone at a time when they need your help.)
His name was Lurch They only had 1 butler, Lurch
The ship gave a sudden lurch, causing everyone to stumble.
To lurch means to stagger or roll. Here are some sentences.Passengers often get seasick because of the sudden lurch of the boat.She watched him lurch clumsily around the office.The evil henchman had a distinctive lurch when he walked.
When you release the handbrake, the vehicle may begin to lurch.
Big Lurch was born on 1976-09-15.
I banged my head with every lurch of the ship. My former friends will never know how I felt when they left me in the lurch.