leave
/ˈliːv/
verb20
noun6
forms
leaved · left · lefte · leftest · yleft · leaving · leaves · leaveth · leavest
Phrases with leave
- eat and leave no crumbsTo do or perform in a thorough and stunning manner without mess or wasted opportunity; to wholly consume a challenge successfully and stylishly. Synonym of eat (“to be very good at something; to rule; to slay”).
- French leaveA departure taken quietly and unnoticed, without asking for permission or informing anyone.
- leave a stone unturnedTo leave a detail unexamined.
- leave asideTo not talk about a topic so as to allow full consideration to something else.
- leave someone at the altarTo abandon a prospective spouse by deciding not to get married at the last minute.
- leave at the doorTo dispense with something for now; to forget about it situationally, or omit or discard it in a given place or instance.
- leave behindTo abandon.
- leave for dustTo leave or abandon someone alone without helping or caring for them.
- leave someone high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.
- leave someone holding the babyTo abandon someone and put them in a position where they must take the responsibility or blame.
- leave homeTo stop living with one's parents.
- leave someone in the dustTo completely overtake a competitor.
- leave someone in the lurchTo abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave them in a difficult situation.
- leave it at thatTo agree that there has been enough discussion, study, etc. and that it is time to stop.
- leave it outStop it; an admonition to a person who is misbehaving.
- leave someone no choiceMake it so that someone must do something.
- leave no stone unturnedTo search or investigate thoroughly.
- leave offTo stop with a view to resuming at a later point.
- leave onTo cause or allow to remain in the on or open position.
- leave outTo omit, to not include, to neglect to mention.