French leave
The act of slipping away from a place secretly and without saying good-bye to anyone.
"It's getting late," Rob whispered to Janet. "Let's take French leave and get out of here."
absent without leave
AWOL
go AWOL
Absent without permission; used mostly in the military.
Jack left Fort Sheridan without asking his commanding officer, and was punished for going AWOL.
high and dry
leave high and dry
Up above the water; beyond the reach of splashing or waves.
Mary was afraid she had left her towel where the tide would reach it, but she found it high and dry.
When the tide went out the boat was high and dry.
Without anyone to help; alone and with no help.
Без чьей-либо помощи; в одиночестве без помощи.
When the time came to put up the decorations, Mary was left high and dry.
At first the other boys helped, but when the work got hard. Bob found himself high and dry.
I’ll stay until Monday - I don’t want to leave you high and dry.
Я останусь до понедельника - я не хочу оставлять тебя тут на мели.
in the lurch
leave in the lurch
To desert or leave alone in trouble; refuse to help or support.
Остаться одному в трудной ситуации; отказывать в помощи или поддержке.
The town bully caught Eddie, and Tom left him in the lurch.
Bill quit his job, leaving his boss in the lurch.
I was left in the lurch when I broke up with my girlfriend.
Я пережил не лучшие времена когда расстался со своей девушкой.
leave a bad taste in one's mouth
To feel a bad impression; make you feel disgusted.
Производить плохое впечатление, оставлять плохую память о себе.
Seeing a man beat his horse leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
His rudeness to the teacher left a bad taste in my mouth.
The way that the company treated us left a bad taste in our mouth.
Своим отношением эта компания произвела плохое впечатление на нас.
leave at the altar
To decide not to marry someone in the last minute; jilt.
Ed left poor Susan at the altar.
To overlook and skip for promotion; not fulfill deserved expectation.
Once again I didn't get my promotion and was left at the altar.
leave behind
Abandon.
Refugees on the run must sometimes leave old and sick people behind.
To forget; go away without.
We had reached our car when we noticed that we had left our keys behind.
leave flat
To quit or leave suddenly without warning when wanted or needed; desert; forsake; abandon.
Sam found that being a member of the trail-clearing group was a lot of hard work, so he left them flat.
My car ran out of gas and left me flat, ten miles from town.