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left it at that

left it at that is the simple past and past participle of leave it at that.

Meaning of leave it at that

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To agree that there has been enough discussion, study, etc. and that it is time to stop.
    • Let's leave it at that for today and meet again tomorrow.

Questions about left it at that

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

Words near left it at that in the dictionary

  1. left in the lurch
  2. left inverse
  3. left inverses
  4. left it all out there
  5. left it alone
  6. left it at that
  7. left it be
  8. left it out
  9. left join
  10. left joins
  11. left lane camper

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