leave out
leave out
1. To not put something away in its proper place. A noun or pronoun can be used between "leave" and "out." Don't leave your dirty clothes out in the middle of the living room! Aw man, I accidentally left out the ice cream—now it's all melted.
2. To withhold or omit something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "leave" and "out." Your paper is nicely written, but you left your references out. I did talk to Mom, I just left out the part about getting detention.
3. To ignore, forget, or exclude, as from a group, activity, benefit, etc. In this usage, the phrase is usually used in the past tense ("left out"). A noun or pronoun can be used between "leave" and "out." Of course I felt left out when you guys went to the concert without me! You know it hurts your brother's feelings when you leave him out of things.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
leave out
Omit, fail to include, as in This sentence doesn't make sense; a key word has been left out. [Late 1400s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
leave it out
stop it. British informalSee also: leave, out
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ˌleave it ˈout
(British English, spoken) used to tell somebody to stop doing something: Leave it out, will you? I’m trying to study!See also: leave, out
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leave out
v.
1. To allow something or someone to remain outdoors: I left the dog out last night.
2. To allow something to remain in plain sight: Who left the dirty dishes out on the kitchen counter?
3. To fail to include or mention something; omit something: We weren't sure if the facts were correct, so we left that section out of the report. You've left out the decimal point on this price tag.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- leave it out
- leave up
- leave behind
- leave in
- take leave of
- take leave of (someone or something)
- take leave
- be on the way out
- on the way out
- on the/(one's) way out