in de steek laten — meaning in English

English meaning

abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
abandoned adj Left behind and no longer cared for, used, or lived in.
abandonment noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
betray verb To be disloyal to someone who trusts you, especially by helping their enemies or breaking a promise.
burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
jilt noun A woman who quickly discards her lover.

in de steek laten is used for these senses in English:

abandon (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
abandoned No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century]
abandonment The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]
betray (transitive) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
burn (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
jilt (transitive) To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.

verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".