"leave sb in the lurch" in German to leave sb. in the lurch jdn. im Stich lassen jdn. hängenlassen jdn. in der Patsche sitzen lassen Detailed translations for "leave sb in the lurch" to leave sb. in the lurch to leave sb. in the lurch(also: to let sb. down, to throw sb. under the bus, to leave so. high and dry) jdn. im Stich lassen to leave sb. in the lurch(also: to let sb. down) jdn. hängenlassen to leave sb. in the lurch(also: to let sb. down) jdn. in der Patsche sitzen lassen{transitive verb}