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device
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leave someone to their own devices
to let someone do what they want without helping them or trying to control them. There are four hours of lessons each morning, and in the afternoon students are left to their own devices. (usually passive) Left to my own devices I wouldn't bother cooking in the evenings.
See also: leave
leave you to your own devices
to allow you to decide for yourself what you do. Most of the time, the prisoners were left to their own devices by the guards. When the two sides were left to their own devices, they managed to agree on terms for a new contract.
See also: leave
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