leave alone
verb/liːv əˈləʊn/UK/liv əˈloʊn/US
Definitions
To stop bothering (a person).
- I wish he'd leave me alone.
- We left her alone until she calmed down.
- The Greeks leave transit passengers alone on the Svilengrad-Edirne-Pithion section; the Turkish examination is at Edirne. Pithion is a charming and sleepy little oasis in the middle of nowhere.
To desist or refrain from involvement with.
- It's safest to leave dangerous chemicals alone.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA