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| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| Left in the Lurch. | |
| Left to face a great perplexity. In cribbage a lurch is when a player has scored only thirty holes, while his opponent has made sixty-one, and thus won a double. | 1 |
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