leave+suddenly

  • 1leave flat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To quit or leave suddenly without warning when wanted or needed; desert; forsake; abandon. * /Sam found that being a member of the trail clearing group was a lot of hard work, so he left them flat./ * /My car ran out of gas… …

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  • 2leave flat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To quit or leave suddenly without warning when wanted or needed; desert; forsake; abandon. * /Sam found that being a member of the trail clearing group was a lot of hard work, so he left them flat./ * /My car ran out of gas… …

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  • 3leave\ flat — v. phr. informal To quit or leave suddenly without warning when wanted or needed; desert; forsake; abandon. Sam found that being a member of the trail clearing group was a lot of hard work, so he left them flat. My car ran out of gas and left me… …

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  • 4leave somebody holding the bag — leave sb holding the ˈbag idiom (NAmE, informal) to suddenly make sb responsible for sth important, such as finishing a difficult job, that is really your responsibility • You two were going to fly off and leave me holding the bag. Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 5leave someone in the lurch — leave (someone) in the lurch to cause someone to be in a situation in which they do not have what they need. Her ex husband didn t want to deal with the kids, so she was left in the lurch. Factories here that rely on parts from overseas were… …

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  • 6leave in the lurch — leave (someone) in the lurch to cause someone to be in a situation in which they do not have what they need. Her ex husband didn t want to deal with the kids, so she was left in the lurch. Factories here that rely on parts from overseas were… …

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  • 7leave somebody holding the baby — leave sb holding the ˈbaby idiom (informal) to suddenly make sb responsible for sth important that is really your responsibility • He changed to another job and we were left holding the baby. Main entry: ↑babyidiom …

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  • 8leave — 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… …

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  • 9leave*/*/*/ — [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 …

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  • 10Leave Home — Infobox Album Name = Leave Home Type = studio Artist = The Ramones Released = January 10, 1977 Genre = Punk rock Recorded = October 1976 at Sundragon Studios, New York Length = 30:49 Label = Sire Producer = Tony Bongiovi, Tommy Ramone Reviews =… …

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