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leave someone in the lurch — LEAVE IN TROUBLE, let down, leave stranded, leave high and dry, abandon, desert. → leave * * * leave someone in the lurch To leave someone in a difficult situation without help • • • Main Entry: ↑lurch * * * leave someone in the lurch phrase to… … Useful english dictionary
leave someone in peace — leave (someone/something) in peace to let someone or something stay as they are. He s hoping everyone will leave him in peace so he can work on his paintings. She thinks the wreck should be left in peace as a memorial … New idioms dictionary
leave in the lurch — leave (someone) in the lurch see ↑lurch, 3 • • • Main Entry: ↑leave leave (someone) in the lurch : to leave someone without help or protection when it is needed His advisers left him in the lurch when he needed them the most. • • • … Useful english dictionary
leave something in peace — leave (someone/something) in peace to let someone or something stay as they are. He s hoping everyone will leave him in peace so he can work on his paintings. She thinks the wreck should be left in peace as a memorial … New idioms dictionary
leave in peace — leave (someone/something) in peace to let someone or something stay as they are. He s hoping everyone will leave him in peace so he can work on his paintings. She thinks the wreck should be left in peace as a memorial … New idioms dictionary
leave — leave1 [ liv ] (past tense and past participle left [ left ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 go away from place ▸ 2 go away permanently ▸ 3 stop working for someone etc. ▸ 4 put something somewhere ▸ 5 make something that remains ▸ 6 make someone feel/think ▸ 7… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
leave — I UK [liːv] / US [lɪv] verb Word forms leave : present tense I/you/we/they leave he/she/it leaves present participle leaving past tense left UK [left] / US past participle left *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to go away from a place We left… … English dictionary
leave — [[t]li͟ːv[/t]] ♦ leaves, leaving, left 1) VERB If you leave a place or person, you go away from that place or person. [V n] He would not be allowed to leave the country... [V n] I simply couldn t bear to leave my little girl … English dictionary
leave — I. /liv / (say leev) verb (left, leaving) –verb (t) 1. to go away from, depart from, or quit, as a place, a person, or a thing. 2. to let stay or be as specified: to leave a door unlocked. 3. to let (a person, etc.) remain in a position to do… …
leave behind — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms leave behind : present tense I/you/we/they leave behind he/she/it leaves behind present participle leaving behind past tense left behind past participle left behind 1) leave someone/something behind to… … English dictionary
