leave something
1leave something to — bequeath (something). → leave leave something to entrust a decision, choice, or action to. → leave …
2leave something 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… …
3leave something 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… …
4leave something alone — leave (something) alone to not touch or be involved with something. Leave the bite alone and don t scratch it …
5leave something to chance — leave something to chance/fate/ phrase to not try to change the way that something is developing or happening They planned for every possibility and left nothing to chance. Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: leave …
6leave something to fate — leave something to chance/fate/ phrase to not try to change the way that something is developing or happening They planned for every possibility and left nothing to chance. Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: leave …
7leave something to someone's imagination — leave something to someone’s imagination phrase to show or describe some but not all of something, because people can easily imagine what the rest is like He saw his wife with another man... I’ll leave the rest to your imagination! Thesaurus: to… …
8leave (something) in (someone's) hands — be in (someone s) hands to be dealt with or controlled by someone. So, Sue, regarding the hotel bookings and so on, can I leave all that in your hands? …
9leave something 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 …
10leave something be — ˌleave/ˌlet sb/sth ˈbe idiom to leave sb/sth alone without disturbing them or it • Leave her be, she obviously doesn t want to talk about it. • Let the poor dog be (= don t annoy it). Main entry: ↑beidiom …
