leave hanging
Also, leave hanging in the air or in midair. Keep undecided, uncertain, or in suspense. For example, Since we hadn't found a big enough hall, we left the final date hanging, or She couldn't figure out a good ending for the book, so her audience was left hanging in midair.
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relinquish, surrender, depart, renounce, retire, go, withdraw, vacate, drop, blow, evacuate, abdicate, yield, book, exit, resign, decamp, desert, forsake
Nearby words
- leave a bad taste in one's mouth,
- leave a lot to be desired,
- leave alone,
- leave behind,
- leave flat,
- leave holding the bag,
- leave in the lurch,
- leave no stone unturned,
- leave of absence,
- leave off
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