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get left

[/ɡɛt lɛft/]
verb phrase
ser deixado para trás; ficar para trás
1. To be abandoned or left behind by someone or in a situation
He got left at the party when his friends drove away without him.
Ele foi deixado para trás na festa quando seus amigos saíram sem ele.
2. To be unable to keep up or fall behind in a competition or race
The slower runners got left in the dust during the marathon.
Os corredores mais lentos ficaram para trás durante a maratona.
3. To miss an opportunity or be excluded from something
If you don't sign up now, you'll get left out of the group project.
Se você não se inscrever agora, ficará de fora do projeto em grupo.
NYC Slang
get left; left hanging; ditched
Synonyms
be left behindget left behindfall behindbe abandonedget ditched
Antonyms
catch upkeep upstay withbe included

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ser deixado para trás; ficar para trás
Most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
ficar para trás; ser deixado
Common urban slang variation
Rio de Janeiro
ser deixado; ficar para trás
Colloquial usage similar to general Brazilian
Portugal
ficar para trás; ser deixado para trás
Less common phrase; more formal alternatives preferred

Related Idioms & Phrases

get left in the dust
get left behind
get left hanging
left at the altar
left out in the cold
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