leave

leave idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with leave, also see absent without leave; (leave) high and dry; (leave) out in the cold; take it or leave it; take leave of; take one's leave. Also see under let.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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