- leave to one's own devices
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to leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance.
Left to my own devices, Ill spend hours staring into space, just thinking.
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leave to one's own devices — idi leave to one s own devices, to allow (a person) to act according to desire or inclination … From formal English to slang
leave someone to their own devices — phrase to leave someone alone to do whatever they want Left to my own devices (=if no one stopped me) , I’d probably watch TV every night. Thesaurus: to not limit something, or to not be limitedsynonym Main entry: device … Useful english dictionary
leave someone to their own devices — to leave someone alone to do whatever they want Left to my own devices (= if no one stopped me), I d probably watch TV every night … English dictionary
left to one's own devices — If you leave someone to their own devices, you let them look after themselves, without help or supervision. When left to their own devices, many children watch TV and eat junk food … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
leave — [[t]li͟ːv[/t]] ♦ leaves, leaving, left 1) VERB If you leave a place or person, you go away from that place or person. [V n] He would not be allowed to leave the country... [V n] I simply couldn t bear to leave my little girl … 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
leave — I n. period of absence from duty, work 1) to give, grant a leave 2) to extend smb. s leave 3) to go on leave; to take a leave 4) to overstay one s leave 5) to cancel smb. s leave 6) an annual; compassionate; maternity; research; sabbatical;… … Combinatory dictionary
leave — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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