COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bus goes/leaves
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The last bus went ten minutes ago.
a stroke leaves sb paralysed (= someone can no longer move as the result of a stroke )
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Two years later she had a stroke which left her paralysed.
a train leaves/departs
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Trains depart from Rugby at half-hourly intervals until 4.00 pm.
an employee leaves
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When a senior employee leaves the company, we hold an exit interview.
Chinese leaves
leaves a nasty taste in...mouth (= makes you feel upset or angry afterwards )
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When you feel you’ve been cheated, it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth .
sth leaves a stain
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She wiped the soup off her blouse, but it left a stain.
tea leaves
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
put forth leaves/shoots/roots etc
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Suddenly as they exchanged memories each saw the other putting forth leaves.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Add bourbon, wine, stock, thyme, and bay leaves and bring to a simmer.
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But when the leaves fall even Florence goes under the dust sheets.
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In older tanks where the bottom is enriched by detritus, they all do well except for certain kinds with gauze-like leaves .
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It has deeply divided mid-green leaves that flare to wild, improbable scarlet.
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Listen to the dirge of the dry leaves , that were green and vigorous but a few moons before!
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The 15-day tour leaves May 8.
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They are nocturnal and live on leaves , insects, small mammals and birds.
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We watched the gardeners sweeping them into piles and the children swept up the leaves too.