Phrase guide
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verb
To leave or abandon someone alone without helping or caring for them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal
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verb
To leave quickly in order to avoid something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal
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verb
Synonym of leave someone in the dust (“to completely overtake a competitor”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: leave someone in the dust
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History
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