leave something to somebody
1leave something to the mercy of somebody — leave sb/sth to the mercy/mercies of sb/sth idiom to leave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly • privatized companies left to the mercy of market forces • (humorous) I ll leave you to the tender mercies of… …
2leave something to the mercies of somebody — leave sb/sth to the mercy/mercies of sb/sth idiom to leave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly • privatized companies left to the mercy of market forces • (humorous) I ll leave you to the tender mercies of… …
3leave — leave1 W1S1 [li:v] v past tense and past participle left [left] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go away)¦ 2¦(stop)¦ 3 leave somebody/something alone 4¦(let something/somebody stay)¦ 5¦(not change/move something)¦ 6¦(result of accident/illness/event)¦ 7 be left… …
4leave behind — verb 1. depart and not take along (Freq. 5) He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe • Hyponyms: ↑outdistance, ↑outstrip, ↑distance • Verb Group: ↑leave …
5leave alone — verb leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking leave it as is leave the young fawn alone leave the flowers that you see in the park behind • Syn: ↑leave, ↑leave behind • Hypernyms: ↑refrain, ↑ …
6leave out — verb 1. prevent from being included or considered or accepted (Freq. 3) The bad results were excluded from the report Leave off the top piece • Syn: ↑exclude, ↑except, ↑leave off, ↑omit, ↑take out …
7leave off — verb 1. come to an end, stop or cease (Freq. 2) the road leaves off at the edge of the forest leave off where you started • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue • Verb Frames: Something is ing PP 2. prevent …
8leave somebody to the mercy of something — leave sb/sth to the mercy/mercies of sb/sth idiom to leave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly • privatized companies left to the mercy of market forces • (humorous) I ll leave you to the tender mercies of… …
9leave somebody to the mercies of something — leave sb/sth to the mercy/mercies of sb/sth idiom to leave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly • privatized companies left to the mercy of market forces • (humorous) I ll leave you to the tender mercies of… …
10leave somebody out (of something) — ˌleave sb/sth ˈout (of sth) derived to not include or mention sb/sth in sth • Leave me out of this quarrel, please. • He hadn t been asked to the party and was feeling very left out. • She left out an ‘m’ in ‘accommodation’. Main entry: ↑ …
