Phrase guide

leave someone to their fate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

to abandon; to give up on; to leave on their own – chiefly in regard to avoid upcoming misfortune

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I thought I could rely on you, and yet you completely leave me to my fate during my illness!
  • When the brake pedal stopped working at that speed, I jumped out through the door and left my car to its fate.

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1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Swedish: lämna någon åt sitt öde — to abandon; to give up on