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left at the door

left at the door is the simple past and past participle of leave at the door.

Meaning of leave at the door

Verb

leave at the door (third-person singular simple present leaves at the door, present participle leaving at the door, simple past and past participle left at the door)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To dispense with something for now; to forget about it situationally, or omit or discard it in a given place or instance.
    • Or, if you’re talking to someone who’s more buttoned up and direct – maybe a superior or an executive – go straight for the answer. Leave the humour at the door, if that’s what they do.2020 December 21, Bryan Lufkin, “How 'linguistic mirroring' can make you more convincing”, in BBC

Questions about left at the door

What is left at the door the simple past and past participle of?
Left at the door is the simple past and past participle of leave at the door.

Words near left at the door in the dictionary

  1. left and right
  2. left arm orthodox
  3. left arm unorthodox
  4. left aside
  5. left at the altar
  6. left at the door
  7. left atria
  8. left atrium
  9. left atriums
  10. left back
  11. left backs

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