Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Be left in the lurch

be deserted when one is in trouble

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "be left in the lurch" is >Be deserted when one is in trouble.<

This idiom is used to describe a situation where someone is abandoned or left without help when they need it most. The image of being left in the lurch is a metaphor for being left in a difficult or precarious situation.

For example, you might say that someone was left in the lurch if they were fired from their job and didn't have any savings.

The other options are not correct.

• Be tired of doing the same thing over and over again: This is not the same as being left in the lurch.
• Keep repeating something till it is accepted: This is not the same as being left in the lurch.
• Be sent to do work which one doesn't enjoy: This is not the same as being left in the lurch.