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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