leave it at that

English

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Verb

leave it at that (third-person singular simple present leaves it at that, present participle leaving it at that, simple past and past participle left it at that)

1. (idiomatic) To agree that there has been enough discussion, study, etc. and that it is time to stop.

   Let's leave it at that for today and meet again tomorrow.

Translations

to agree that there has been enough discussion, study, etc. and that it is time to stop

• French: en rester là (fr)
• German: es dabei belassen
• Russian: остано́вимся на э́том pf (ostanóvimsja na étom)

Further reading

• “leave it at that”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “leave it at that”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “leave it at that”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.