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leave someone or something (at)

 some place

1. to abandon someone or something at some place. Don't leave me here by myself! Betty left her newspaper at the table, hoping someone else would enjoy it.

2. to allow someone or something to remain at some place. You leave me here and go on ahead. Please leave your packages at the door.

3. to allow someone or something to stay behind through forgetfulness. I left my glasses behind on my desk. I was left at the movie theater by mistake.

leave

/let alone

To refrain from disturbing or interfering.

See:

• absent without leave
• ahead of time
• at loose ends
• AWOL
• Could I leave a message?
• desert a sinking ship
• fly the nest
• French leave
• have taken leave of senses
• I can take it or leave it
• I must'll love you and leave you
• I'd as leave do
• in a body
• in limbo
• in ruins
• in the back of mind
• in the care of
• in the dust, leave someone
• leave
• leave (someone) holding the baby
• leave (someone) in the dark (about something)
• leave (something) on a high note
• leave (something) out of account
• leave a bad taste in mouth
• leave a bad taste in one's mouth
• leave a great deal to be desired
• leave a lot to be desired
• leave a sour taste in (one's) mouth
• leave alone
• leave an impression
• leave around
• leave aside
• leave behind
• leave cold
• leave down
• leave flat
• leave for
• leave for another occasion
• leave for dead
• leave for some place
• leave go of
• leave hanging
• leave high and dry
• leave holding the bag
• leave home
• leave in
• leave in hands
• leave in peace
• leave in the cold
• leave in the dust
• leave in the lurch
• leave it at that
• leave it be
• leave it to
• leave its mark on
• leave little to the imagination
• leave lots to be desired
• leave mark
• leave mark on
• Leave me alone!
• leave much to be desired
• leave no stone unturned
• leave nothing to the imagination
• leave of absence
• leave off
• leave on
• leave one cold
• leave one to fate
• leave one to own devices
• leave oneself wide open for
• leave open
• leave open the possibility of
• leave out
• leave out in the cold
• leave out of
• leave someone alone
• leave someone cold
• leave someone in peace
• leave someone to his or her resources
• leave something to be desired
• leave standing
• leave the door open
• leave the field clear for
• leave the nest
• leave the room
• leave to
• leave to chance
• leave to it
• leave to own devices
• leave to someone's own devices
• leave to someone's tender mercies
• leave to stew
• leave to tender mercies
• leave to twist
• leave to twist in the wind
• leave up
• leave up in the air
• leave well alone
• leave well enough alone
• leave with
• leave word
• leave word for
• leaving so soon?
• let alone
• let well enough alone
• make like a tree and leave
• on leave
• on shoulders
• out in the cold
• paper trail
• rolling in the aisles
• some loose ends
• spend like a sailor (on (shore) leave)
• take into account
• Take it or leave it
• take leave
• take leave of
• take leave of senses
• throw to the wolves
• twist in the wind
• up to
• without a by your leave
• without a leg to stand on
• without so much as a by-your-leave