let alone, leave alone

let alone, leave alone
تَرَكَهُ وشَأنَه \ leave (or let) alone: not to touch: Leave that radio alone!. let alone, leave alone: not to touch; not trouble: Let that dog alone or he’ll bite you.

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  • let alone — Ⅰ. ► leave (or let) alone 1) abandon or desert. 2) stop interfering with. Main Entry: ↑alone Ⅱ. ► let alone not to mention. Main Entry: ↑ …   English terms dictionary

  • leave (or let) alone — 1》 abandon or desert. 2》 stop interfering with. → alone …   English new terms dictionary

  • let alone — adverb much less (Freq. 3) she can t boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal • Syn: ↑not to mention * * * phrasal 1. : to say nothing of : not to mention …   Useful english dictionary

  • let alone — {conj. phr.} 1. Even less; certainly not. Used after a negative clause. * /I can t add two and two, let alone do fractions./ * /Jim can t drive a car, let alone a truck./ Compare: MUCH LESS, NOT TO MENTION. 2.[let alone] or[leave alone] {v.} To… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • let alone — {conj. phr.} 1. Even less; certainly not. Used after a negative clause. * /I can t add two and two, let alone do fractions./ * /Jim can t drive a car, let alone a truck./ Compare: MUCH LESS, NOT TO MENTION. 2.[let alone] or[leave alone] {v.} To… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • let\ alone — conj. phr. 1. Even less; certainly not. Used after a negative clause. I can t add two and two, let alone do fractions. Jim can t drive a car, let alone a truck. Compare: much less, not to mention 2. let alone or leave alone v To stay away from;… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • let alone — I. phrasal to leave undisturbed < let the flowers alone >; also to leave to oneself < wanted to be let alone > II. conjunction Date: 1765 to say nothing of ; not to mention used especially to emphasize the improbability of a contrasting example …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • let alone — 1. conjunction a) Much less; to say nothing of; I didnt even notice it, let alone mind it. [I didnt even notice it, so certainly I didnt mind it.] b) not to mention, as well as; 2. verb To lea …   Wiktionary

  • let alone — Leave, let be, suffer to remain undisturbed, forbear to meddle with …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • To let alone — Let Let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Let} ({Letted} (l[e^]t t[e^]d), [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. {Letting}.] [OE. leten, l[ae]ten (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten, lete), AS. l[=ae]tan (past tense l[=e]t, p. p. l[=ae]ten); akin to OFries. l[=e]ta,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • let alone — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abstain, abstain from, added to, along with, as well as, aside from, attended by, avoid, bar, barring, be conservative, beside, besides, butt out, coupled with, cut, dispense with, do nothing, do without,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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