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  • 101leave mark on — leave (your/its) mark (on (someone/something)) to have an effect that changes someone or something. Another storm left its mark on California, knocking down trees and power lines across the state. Usage notes: often used in the phrase leave your… …

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  • 102leave your mark — leave (your/its) mark (on (someone/something)) to have an effect that changes someone or something. Another storm left its mark on California, knocking down trees and power lines across the state. Usage notes: often used in the phrase leave your… …

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  • 103leave its mark — leave (your/its) mark (on (someone/something)) to have an effect that changes someone or something. Another storm left its mark on California, knocking down trees and power lines across the state. Usage notes: often used in the phrase leave your… …

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  • 104leave mark — leave (your/its) mark (on (someone/something)) to have an effect that changes someone or something. Another storm left its mark on California, knocking down trees and power lines across the state. Usage notes: often used in the phrase leave your… …

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  • 105leave 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… …

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  • 106leave — leave; in·ter·leave; dis·leave; …

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  • 107leave of absence — leave′ of ab′sence n. 1) permission to be absent from duty, employment, service, etc.; leave 2) the length of time granted in such permission: a two year leave of absence[/ex] • Etymology: 1765–75 …

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  • 108leave for dead — 1. To abandon, presuming dead 2. To surpass spectacularly (informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑dead * * * leave (someone or something) for dead see ↑dead, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑leave …

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  • 109leave a much to be desired — leave a lot/much/to be desired phrase to be of a very low quality or standard I feel the quality of some of our policemen leaves a lot to be desired. Thesaurus: words used to describe standardssynonym Main entry …

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  • 110leave aside — ˌleave a ˈside [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they leave aside he/she/it leaves aside present participle leaving aside past tense left aside …

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