leatherneck
A member of the United States Marine Corps.
I didn't know your son Joe became a leatherneck.
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 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.
When the ball hit the glass, the team scattered and left George holding the bag.
After the party, the other girls on the clean-up committee went away with their dates, and left Mary holding the bag.
leave open
leave the matter open
To remain temporarily unsettled; subject to further discussion. To delay making a decision on.
Brad said that the question of health insurance would be left open until some future date.
In making up the job announcement, the firm decided to leave the salary open until a qualified candidate was found.
We know that the annual summer camp will be held in August, but let’s leave the exact dates open for now.
leave the door open
Дословно: оставить дверь открытой. Быть готовым к дальнейшим переговорам, развитию событий.
Both parties left the door open for further negotiations.
Обе стороны сошлись на возможности дальнейших переговоров.
let off the hook
To miss a chance to defeat or score against, especially in sports or games.
We almost scored a touchdown in the first play against Tech but we let them off the hook by fumbling the ball.
let the cat out of the bag
To tell about something that is supposed to be a secret.
Sometimes used in another form - the cat is out of the bag.
Sometimes used in another form - the cat is out of the bag.
Выдать секрет; разгласить что-то что должно быть скрыто от большинства. Иногда используется в другой форме.
We wanted to surprise Mary with a birthday gift, but Allen let the cat out of the bag by asking her what she would like.
He didn’t know about it, but someone let the cat out of the bag.
Он об этом не знал, но кто-то проболтался.
Who let the cat out of the bag about my surprise?
Кто раскрыл секрет о моем сюрпризе?
The teacher let the cat out of the bag when she began talking about the plans to close the school.
Учительница выдала секрет, когда она стала рассказывать о планах закрытия школы.
I don't think that was a good idea to tell her the secret. She definitely will let the cat out of the bag!
Я не думаю, что это было хорошей идеей расскзаать ей секрет. Она точно проболтается.
Please, don’t let the cat out of the bag about the New Year’s present for mum.
Пожалуйста, не раскрывай секрет о том, какой мы собираемся подарить подарок маме на Новый год.
Well, the cat is out of the bag - everybody knows about their marriage.