Direction: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
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After fifteen years of marriage she did not expect her husband to leave her in the lurch.
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- listen to her
- provoke her
- ignore her
- desert her
Correct Option: D
leave her in the lurch : to fail to help somebody when he needs it
●I hope they can find someone to replace me at work. I don’t want to leave them in the lurch. The best option is desert her.
