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Entry Definition
s/he has some of it left over
s/he leaves or spares (something) for h/; (boxing, swordfighting) s/he parries or deflects h/ punch, blow, thrust; (figuratively) s/he skillfully parries h/ questions
s/he takes one bite of h/ and leaves h/ (e.g., apple)
s/he spares it, leaves it as remainder; s/he leaves it over (e.g., food after meal)
s/he takes one bite of it and leaves the rest of it
s/he leaves h/ a little food (by not eating all of it)
s/he leaves it alone, lets go of it
s/he leaves something belonging to h/ alone; s/he lets h/ do it
s/he stops bothering h/, leaves h/ alone, lets go of h/; s/he allows h/ (to do something)
s/he is last one left, is left over
s/he leaves it somewhere carelessly
s/he leaves h/ behind, abandons h/; s/he beats h/ in a race; s/he leaves h/ (spouse, etc.)
s/he leaves h/ behind (by leaving in vehicle or boat); s/he leaves h/ behind in race
s/he leaves it behind when s/he goes away (by car, boat, etc.); s/he leaves it (e.g., rival car) behind in race
s/he leaves it, leaves it behind
s/he leaves behind something belonging to h/
s/he leaves it behind
s/he leaves it for h/ to do, passes responsibility for it to h/; s/he places something belonging to h/, places it on something belonging to h/
s/he leaves h/ the responsibility (to do something)
s/he leaves h/ off to someone (see example)
(food, supplies, etc.) s/he, it is left over
s/he leaves something belonging to h/ when cutting
(food, money) it is left over, it is available for future or emergency use
s/he spares (something) when hitting or picking, leaves (something) untouched; s/he parries, deflects
(food, building materials, etc.) s/he, it is left over