leave at the door

verb

To dispense with something for now; to forget about it situationally, or omit or discard it in a given place or instance.

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check at the door
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Meanings

verbleave 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)

present singular third person leaves at the door · participle present leaving at the door · participle past left at the door · past left at the door

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo dispense with something for now; to forget about it situationally, or omit or discard it in a given place or instance.

    Or, if you’re talking to someone who’s more buttoned up and direct – maybe a superior or an executive – go straight for the answer. Leave the humour at the door, if that’s what they do.

    2020 December 21, Bryan Lufkin, “How 'linguistic mirroring' can make you more convincing”, in BBC

    Synonyms: check at the door

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo dispense with something for now; to forget about it situationally, or omit or discard it in a given place or instance.

Similar
check at the door
Also see
check at the door
Cite this entry
APA

leave at the door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20at%20the%20door

MLA

“leave at the door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20at%20the%20door. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leave at the door,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20at%20the%20door.

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