leave alone
leave (someone or something) alone
To not interact with or bother someone or interfere with something. Come on, she didn't do anything to you. Leave her alone. At a certain point, you have to just leave the painting alone instead of continuing to make changes to it. I know you're trying to help, but I'd really rather just be left alone right now.
See also: alone, leave
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
leave (someone, something, or some creature) alone
and let (someone, something, or some creature) alone; leave (someone, something, or some creature) be; let (someone, something, or some creature) beto stop bothering someone or something. Don't torment the cat. Leave it alone. I don't want your help. Let me alone. Don't argue about it. Let it be!
See also: alone, leave
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- Leave me alone!
- leave someone alone
- leave/let somebody alone
- leave/let something alone
- leave (someone or something) alone
- leave (someone or something) be
- leave it be
- let be
- Let it be
- let it/(one) be