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The robber $took\, to\, his\, heels$ when the police arrived.

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Although both the parents are running the show for the last ten years,their business is now $on\, its\, last\, legs$.

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The clerk $wiped\ the\ nose$ of his employer by submitting a false bill and was dismissed from his job.

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It is no longer easy to $strike\ gold$ in Shakespeare's research since much work has already been done on him.

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The sight of the accident made $my \, flesh \, creep.$

Some idioms/phrases are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase: 'To leave someone in the lurch'.