leave flat
Forsake or abandon completely, especially without warning. For example, He didn't tell her he wasn't picking her up; he just left her flat. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see high and dry; leave in the lurch.
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How to use leave flat in a sentence
These hills have their summits apparently cut off about the same elevation, so as to leave flat surfaces at top.
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