"leave at the door" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: leaves at the door [present, singular, third-person], leaving at the door [participle, present], left at the door [participle, past], left at the door [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|leave<,,left> at the door|head=leave at the door}} leave at the door (third-person singular simple present leaves at the door, present participle leaving at the door, simple past and past participle left at the door)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To dispense with something for now; to forget about it situationally, or omit or discard it in a given place or instance. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: check at the door
    Sense id: en-leave_at_the_door-en-verb-xDDF2~6P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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