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Collocations for leave - noun

1. period of time when you do not go to work

ADJ.

annual | paid, unpaid | extended, indefinite, weekend | compassionate, maternity, parental, paternity, sabbatical, sick, study | home, shore

VERB + LEAVE

be entitled to, get, have
How much annual leave do you get? | I''ve still got some leave left this year.
go on, spend, take, use (up)
She spent most of her leave with her family. | I''ve still got some leave to use up.
save
I''m saving all my leave to have a long holiday later in the year.
cancel
When the war broke out all leave was cancelled.
give sb, grant sb | be due for, be owed | apply for

LEAVE + NOUN

entitlement

PREP.

on ~
She''s on leave until the end of the month.

2. official permission to do sth

ADJ.

special

VERB + LEAVE

ask, request
He asked leave to absent himself for four days.
give sb, grant sb | obtain | refuse sb

PREP.

by sb''s ~
The appeal can only be brought by leave of the trial judge.
with/without sb''s ~
No application may be made without the leave of the court.

PHRASES

absent without leave, leave of absence, without (so much as) a by your leave
(= without asking permission)

Collocations for leave - verb

VERB + LEAVE

decide to | intend to, plan to, want to | be ready to
We were all packed and ready to leave.
be about to, be going to
Did you want something? I was just about to leave.
threaten to
My secretary has threatened to leave.
attempt to, try to
They were caught trying to leave the country.
refuse to | be compelled to, be forced to, be obliged to | ask sb to, order sb to
They were being extremely rowdy and the manager had to ask them leave.
allow sb to, let sb
I wanted to leave but they wouldn''t let me.
enable sb to

PREP.

for
They left for Scotland this morning.

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