in de steek laten

Meaning

to abandon, leave behind, leave in the lurch

Concepts

abandon

forsake

leave

quit

desert

renounce

yield

deliver

betray

accommodate

assign

cede

forgo

give up

give way

grant

let oneself go

open up

resign

denounce

furnish

leak

provide

purvey

snitch

supply

abandonment

burn

jilt

Etymology

Literally, “leave in the knot/stitch”. Compare German im Stich lassen.

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