Meanings
verbleave 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)
present singular third person leaves it at that · participle present leaving it at that · participle past left it at that · past left it at that
- idiomaticTo 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
French en rester là
- en rester làto agree that there has been enough discussion, study, etc. and that it is time to stop
German es dabei belassen
- es dabei belassento agree that there has been enough discussion, study, etc. and that it is time to stop
Russian остано́вимся на э́том
- остано́вимся на э́том (ostanóvimsja na étom)to agree that there has been enough discussion, study, etc. and that it is time to stop
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APA
leave it at that. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20it%20at%20that
MLA
“leave it at that.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20it%20at%20that. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leave it at that,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20it%20at%20that.
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