“leave someone”

The following 11 entries include the term leave someone.

leave (someone) cold

phrase

: to not interest or excite (someone)

leave (someone) dangling

phrase

: to force someone to be in an uncertain position or to wait for a decision

leave (someone) guessing

phrase

: to make it impossible (for someone) to know what will happen next

leave (someone) in peace

phrase

: to stop bothering (someone)

leave (someone) in the dust

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: to go far ahead of (someone) : to be much more advanced than (someone)

leave (someone) in the lurch

phrase

: to leave (someone) without help or protection when it is needed

leave (someone or something) be

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: to not bother or touch (someone or something)

leave (someone) out in the cold

phrase

: to leave (someone) in a bad position : to not give (someone) the rights or advantages that are given to others

leave someone to his or her own devices

phrase

: to allow (someone) to do what he or she wants or is able to do without being controlled or helped by anyone else often used as be left to one's own devices

leave someone (with) no/little choice

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: to make it necessary for someone to do something

leave (someone) (with) no option

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: to force (someone) to do something specified


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