leave off


verb
  1. (intr) to stop; cease

  2. (tr, adverb) to stop wearing or using

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Other Idioms and Phrases with leave off

leave off

Stop, cease; also, stop doing or using. For example, Mother told the children to leave off running around the house, or Please use a bookmark to show where you left off reading. [c. 1400]

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