- leave word with someone
- leave word (with (someone))
to give someone a message.
If I can't get back in time I'll leave word with Susan.
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leave word with someone
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leave word with — leave word (with (someone)) to give someone a message. If I can t get back in time I ll leave word with Susan … New idioms dictionary
leave word — (with (someone)) to give someone a message. If I can t get back in time I ll leave word with Susan … New idioms dictionary
a word in someone's ear — A private word with someone • • • Main Entry: ↑ear a word in someone s ear A confidential conversation • • • Main Entry: ↑word * * * a word in someone s ear see ↑word, 1 • • • … Useful english dictionary
leave — 1 /li:v/ verb past tense and past participle left LEAVE A PLACE, VEHICLE 1 LEAVE (I, T) to go away from a place or a person: What time did you leave the office? | They were so noisy that the manager asked them to leave. (+ for): They re leaving… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
word — I UK [wɜː(r)d] / US [wɜrd] noun Word forms word : singular word plural words *** 1) [countable] a single unit of written or spoken language The first word that many babies speak is Mama . Can you read the words on this page? The Latin word for a… … English dictionary
leave (someone) to (someone's) tender mercies — humorous to let someone be dealt with by another person who is not likely to show them any kindness or sympathy. Should I have a word with her myself or leave her to Mick s tender mercies? … New idioms dictionary
word — O.E. word speech, talk, utterance, word, from P.Gmc. *wurdan (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. word, Du. woord, O.H.G., Ger. wort, O.N. orð, Goth. waurd), from PIE *were speak, say (see VERB (Cf. verb)). The meaning promise was in O.E., as … Etymology dictionary
leave — I UK [liːv] / US [lɪv] verb Word forms leave : present tense I/you/we/they leave he/she/it leaves present participle leaving past tense left UK [left] / US past participle left *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to go away from a place We left… … English dictionary
leave*/*/*/ — [liːv] (past tense and past participle left [left] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to go away from a place We left London at three in the afternoon.[/ex] Your plane leaves in ten minutes.[/ex] She leaves for work at 7.30 every morning.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to go away … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
leave behind — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms leave behind : present tense I/you/we/they leave behind he/she/it leaves behind present participle leaving behind past tense left behind past participle left behind 1) leave someone/something behind to… … English dictionary
