leave go of
leave go (of something)
To release or unhand (something); to let go (of something). Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. I told the boy to leave go, but he wouldn't give me the phone. Daniel, leave go of my hand this instant!
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leave go of someone or something
Inf. to let go of someone or something. (Usually considered nonstandard.) Leave go of me! Leave go of my hand!
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
References in classic literature
Leave go of my guests, and I'll let up on the fancy clockwork.
Police said she refused to
leave go of her bag and was left badly shaken and with severe bruising from the struggle.
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