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Phrase(s): leave something to someone 1. Lit. to will something to someone. • My grandfather left his house to my mother. • I will leave this watch to one of my grandchildren. 2. to assign work to or reserve a task for someone. • I will leave this last little bit of the job to you. • Can I leave this last part to Carl to finish? 3. Go to leave it to someone.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs