Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “leave someone in the lurch” and it’s meaning is “to abandon or leave someone (without help and protection) in a difficult situation; leave helpless, leave stranded, leave in trouble, let down”.
Example Sentence: Amid the possibility of a power crisis due to shortage of coal, the Indian Railways has cancelled around 42 passenger trains so far to ensure faster delivery to and from coal producing regions of Chattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. Even though the Railways has said that this is an ‘interim measure’ and cancellations have mostly taken place in non-priority sectors and less busy routes, many passengers have been left in the lurch ahead of the upcoming summer holiday season.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article Railways cancels 42 passenger trains to facilitate coal movement amid looming power crisis and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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