leave out something

leave out something
leave out (someone/something) to omit someone or something.

You left out the best parts of the story.

How many friends did you have to leave out of the guest list for the wedding?


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • leave out someone — leave out (someone/something) to omit someone or something. You left out the best parts of the story. How many friends did you have to leave out of the guest list for the wedding? …   New idioms dictionary

  • leave out — (someone/something) to omit someone or something. You left out the best parts of the story. How many friends did you have to leave out of the guest list for the wedding? …   New idioms dictionary

  • leave out — verb 1. prevent from being included or considered or accepted (Freq. 3) The bad results were excluded from the report Leave off the top piece • Syn: ↑exclude, ↑except, ↑leave off, ↑omit, ↑take out …   Useful english dictionary

  • leave out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms leave out : present tense I/you/we/they leave out he/she/it leaves out present participle leaving out past tense left out past participle left out 1) to not include someone or something She feels left out… …   English dictionary

  • leave out — PHRASAL VERB If you leave someone or something out of an activity, collection, discussion, or group, you do not include them in it. [V n P of n] Some would question the wisdom of leaving her out of the team... [V P n (not pron)] If you prefer… …   English dictionary

  • wait out something — wait out (something) to allow time to go past until something happens or ends. Should we leave now or wait out the storm? …   New idioms dictionary

  • leave someone/something out — 1 Adam left out the address: MISS OUT, omit, fail to include, overlook, forget; skip, miss, jump. 2 he was left out of the England squad: EXCLUDE, omit, drop …   Useful english dictionary

  • leave someone/something out — 1) Adam left out the address Syn: miss out, omit, overlook, forget, skip, miss 2) he was left out of the England squad Syn: exclude, omit, drop, pass over …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • leave — Ⅰ. leave [1] ► VERB (past and past part. left) 1) go away from. 2) cease living at, attending, or working for: he left home at 16. 3) allow or cause to remain; go away without taking. 4) (be left) remain to be used or dealt with: drink …   English terms dictionary

  • leave — leave1 W1S1 [li:v] v past tense and past participle left [left] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go away)¦ 2¦(stop)¦ 3 leave somebody/something alone 4¦(let something/somebody stay)¦ 5¦(not change/move something)¦ 6¦(result of accident/illness/event)¦ 7 be left… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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