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31leave something behind — …
32leave to the imagination — leave (something) to the imagination : to not show or describe all of the parts or details of (something) Try to leave something to the imagination. The movie s sex scenes leave nothing to the imagination. [=they show everything] His explicit… …
33leave open the possibility of something — leave open the possibility of (something/doing something) to not prevent something from happening. The spokesman left open the possibility of another meeting before the Israeli leader left Washington. Usage notes: also used with that: His… …
34leave open the possibility of doing something — leave open the possibility of (something/doing something) to not prevent something from happening. The spokesman left open the possibility of another meeting before the Israeli leader left Washington. Usage notes: also used with that: His… …
35leave open — leave (something) open to keep something available. I ve left the evening of the 12th open, just in case you want to go out to dinner. We still have plenty of alternatives left open to us. Related vocabulary: leave open the possibility of… …
36leave open the possibility of — (something/doing something) to not prevent something from happening. The spokesman left open the possibility of another meeting before the Israeli leader left Washington. Usage notes: also used with that: His retirement leaves open the… …
37leave alone — leave (something) alone to not touch or be involved with something. Leave the bite alone and don t scratch it …
38leave hanging — leave (something) hanging to delay making a decision about something. We don t know if we can buy the house yet because the bank left our loan application hanging. Related vocabulary: up in the air …
39leave well alone — leave/let well alone British, American & Australian, American to leave something the way it is, because trying to improve it might make it worse. In cases of back trouble, it s difficult to know whether to operate or leave well alone. I m not… …
40leave well alone — If you leave something well alone, you keep a safe distance from it, either physically or metaphorically …
