leave the field
1leave the field clear for somebody — leave the field ˈclear for sb f7 | leave sb in possession of the ˈfield f7 idiom to enable sb to be successful in a particular area of activity because other people or groups have given up competing with them • The complete disarray of the… …
2leave the field clear for someone — leave the field clear for (someone) to stop competing with someone, which gives them a better chance of achieving success. John decided not to apply for the job, which left the field clear for Emma …
3leave the field clear for — (someone) to stop competing with someone, which gives them a better chance of achieving success. John decided not to apply for the job, which left the field clear for Emma …
4leave somebody in possession of the field — leave the field ˈclear for sb f7 | leave sb in possession of the ˈfield f7 idiom to enable sb to be successful in a particular area of activity because other people or groups have given up competing with them • The complete disarray of the… …
5field — [fēld] n. [ME feld < OE, akin to Ger feld, Du veld < IE * pelt < base * pele , * pla , flat and broad > L planus, plane, Gr palamē, flat hand] 1. a wide stretch of open land; plain 2. a piece of cleared land, set off or enclosed, for… …
6field — field1 W1S1 [fi:ld] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(farm)¦ 2¦(subject)¦ 3¦(sport)¦ 4¦(practical work)¦ 5¦(competitors)¦ 6 magnetic/gravitational/force field 7 coal/oil/gas field 8 the field (of battle) 9 field of vision/view …
7field — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on a farm ADJECTIVE ▪ cultivated, ploughed/plowed ▪ We had to walk across a ploughed/plowed field. ▪ grass, grassy, green ▪ …
8leave — {{11}}leave (n.) permission, O.E. leafe leave, permission, license, dative and accusative of leaf permission, from W.Gmc. *lauba (Cf. O.N. leyfi permission, O.S. orlof, O.Fris. orlof, Ger. Urlaub leave of absence ), from PIE *leubh to care,… …
9The Test — Infobox Dad s Army episode number episode name=036 – The Test script=Jimmy Perry and David Croft director=David Croft producer=David Croft recorded=Friday 20/11/70 original transmission=Friday 27/11/70 8.00pm series=Four length=30 minutes viewing …
10The Staunton-Morphy controversy — concerns the failure of negotiations in 1858 for a chess match between Howard Staunton and Paul Morphy and later interpretations of the actions of the two players. The details of the events are not universally agreed, and accounts and… …
