desert
verb
to leave someone in a situation where they have no help or support
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To not help someone
leave someone in the lurch
to leave someone in a difficult situation without helping them
do little to help/solve etc
to fail to help someone/solve something etc
not lift a finger
to not help someone at all
that’s your problem
used for saying in an unkind way that you are not going to help someone or do what they want
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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