leave word for (one)

leave word for (one)

To leave a message for one. I left word for you with the front desk when I came by earlier—did they not pass on my message? I called and left word for them to meet us at the lake when they were finished.
See also: leave, word
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

leave word for someone (to do something)

Fig. to leave a message or a request for someone. I left word for you to come to my office. We left word for her to hurry up and come home.
See also: leave, word
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • leave word for
  • left and right
  • leftleft
  • resource
  • left to your own devices
  • be left to (one's) own devices
  • be left to (one's) own resources
  • device
  • hang a left/right
  • be left in the lurch