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leave for dead
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Meaning leave for dead meaning
What does leave for dead mean?
leave for dead
verb
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(transitive) To abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.
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(figurative, by extension, transitive) To disregard or bypass as unimportant.
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