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leave behind

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leave someone or something behind
to fail or forget to bring someone or something along. John was sick, so we had to leave him behind. Oh, I left my money behind.
See also: behind, leave
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And, with something of a pang, resolutely stifled, I realised for a moment the true blessedness of the single state I was so soon to leave behind.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
"That is a matter of double importance for us," said the doctor; "in the first place, we avoid the escape of precious gas, and then, again, we do not leave behind us an inflammable train, which we should at last inevitably set fire to, and so be consumed.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
Now that he was going to die he wanted to leave behind him a published book, and at the back of his mind was the feeling that he had produced great poetry.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
 
 
 
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