leave alone
verbUK /liːv əˈləʊn/ · US /liv əˈloʊn/
1
To stop bothering (a person).
- I wish he'd leave me alone.
- We left her alone until she calmed down.
1 more example
- The Greeks leave transit passengers alone on the Svilengrad-Edirne-Pithion section; the Turkish examination is at Edirne. Pithion is a charming and sleepy little oasis in the middle of nowhere.1951 December, “Notes and News: Travel Through the Balkans”, in Railway Magazine, page 854:
2
To desist or refrain from involvement with.
- It's safest to leave dangerous chemicals alone.
- Synonyms
- let alone
- Derived terms
- leave it alone, leave well enough alone