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TheDeadlyAlchemist Posted 13 years ago
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What's the meaning of "lurch aroused"

Only the tragic end of the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico prevented a still closer collaboration with France. The chief blame for Maximilian's disastrous expedition was attributed to Napoleon III and the fact that the Frenchman left him in the lurch aroused a general feeling of indignation.
  

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TheDeadlyAlchemist : What's the meaning of "lurch aroused" That is not a collocation. [the fact that the Frenchman left him in the lurch] aroused a general feeling of indignation. The bracketed clause is the subject and 'aroused' is the verb.

  • TheDeadlyAlchemist : What's the meaning of "lurch aroused" That is not a collocation.
  • [the fact that the Frenchman left him in the lurch] aroused a general feeling of indignation.
  • The bracketed clause is the subject and 'aroused' is the verb.
  • 'Leave in the lurch' means 'abandon at a critical time'.
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TheDeadlyAlchemist: What's the meaning of "lurch aroused"
That is not a collocation. Here are the collocated phrases in the sentence:

...[the fact that the Frenchman left him in the lurch] aroused a general feeling of indignation.

The bracketed clause is the subject and 'aroused' is the verb.
'Leave in the lurch' means 'abandon a

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