leave off phrasal verb ( see also ↑ leave )
1 . to stop doing something
take up/pick up/continue (something) etc where somebody left off (=continue something that has stopped for a short time)
Barry took up the story where Justine had left off.
leave off doing something British English informal :
‘Will you leave off nagging?’ he snarled.
2 . leave somebody/something off (something) to not include something such as someone’s name in a list or other document:
Why was her name left off the list?