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• Left in the Lurch - Left in the Lurch Left to face a great perplexity. In cribbage a lurch is when a player has scored ...
• The Brothers Grimm: The Fox and the Cat - It happened that the cat met the fox in a forest, and as she thought to herself: 'He is clever and full of experience, and much esteemed in the world,
• Leave in the Lurch - Leave in the Lurch (To). (See Left In The Lurch.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham ...
• Brandy Nan - Brandy Nan Queen Anne, who was very fond of brandy (1664, 1702-1714). On the statue of Queen Anne ...
• Lurch - Lurch To leave in the lurch. To leave a person in a difficulty. In cribbage a person is left in the ...