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let alone |
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let someone alone Related vocabulary: not to mention someone/somethingto not annoy or interrupt someone. I tried to keep my promise not to call her, to let her alone to think, but finally I needed to talk to her. let alone do something and to an even greater degree do something. We were trapped in a situation you can barely imagine, let alone understand. Usage notes: used to emphasize the extreme character of something How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If the millionaire had been let alone he would have devoured the tiger. I know what you mean now: you mean that--to be let alone yourself and not followed up--you'll cease to worry and spy upon me, won't keep me so close to you, will let me go and come. As for me, you know, all that I ask is to be let alone, and not to have people's society forced upon me. |
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