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leave at the altar
To decide not to marry someone in the last minute; jilt.
Ed left poor Susan at the altar.
To overlook and skip for promotion; not fulfill deserved expectation.
Once again I didn't get my promotion and was left at the altar.
leave behind
Abandon.
Refugees on the run must sometimes leave old and sick people behind.
To forget; go away without.
We had reached our car when we noticed that we had left our keys behind.
leave flat
To quit or leave suddenly without warning when wanted or needed; desert; forsake; abandon.
My car ran out of gas and left me flat, ten miles from town.
Sam found that being a member of the trail-clearing group was a lot of hard work, so he left them flat.
leave hanging
leave hanging in the air
To leave undecided or unsettled.
Because the committee could not decide on a time and place, the matter of the spring dance was left hanging.
Ted's mother didn't know what to do about the broken window, so his punishment was left hanging in the air until his father came home.
leave holding the bag
leave holding the sack
To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything.
In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag.
To force (someone) to take the whole responsibility or blame for something that others should share.
After the party, the other girls on the clean-up committee went away with their dates, and left Mary holding the bag.
When the ball hit the glass, the team scattered and left George holding the bag.
leave it at that
To avoid further and more acrimonious disagreement; not argue or discuss any further.
Our opinion on health care is obviously different, so let's just leave it at that.
leave no stone unturned
To try in every way; miss no chance; do everything possible. Usually used in the negative.
The police will leave no stone unturned in their search for the bank robbers.
leave off
To come or put to an end; stop.
Don told the boys to leave off teasing his little brother.
Marion put a marker in her book so that she would know where she left off.
There is a high fence where the school yard leaves off and the woods begin.