in the lurch

Department of Agriculture have stopped, leaving some would-be home buyers in the lurch.

That freeze has left many buyers in the lurch and stuck without financing or the flood insurance that’s required for their mortgage.

That freeze has left many buyers in the lurch and stuck without financing or the flood insurance that’s required for their mortgage.

Although he says the birth of his son was "the happiest moment of my life", he soon felt as though he was leaving his partner "in the lurch".

That left his suppliers in the lurch and stranded thousands of artificial Christmas trees.