let alone
See leave someone alone.
Not to mention, as in We have no room for another house guest, let alone an entire family. [c. 1800]
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lestobiosis, Lésvos, lesya, let, Leta, let alone, let be, Let bygones be bygones, letch, Letchworth, let daylight through or into
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