Expressions (A–Z)
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A stone that has no one to turn it over
An expression describing something or someone neglected, unattended, or forgotte...
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G
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grass widow
A woman whose husband has abandoned her.
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H
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He left his mother's lap and embraced the lap of a stranger.
In the question: He abandoned his family for the good of another family. Or: He...
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He threw him to all the winds
See: "To all the spirits."
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If You Leave Me for a Day, I'll Leave You for Days
See: "Leave us for a day or two, and he'll leave you."
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L
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Left behind scorched earth
By metaphor: left destruction and ruin behind. Abandoned his role or place after...
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living widows, abandoned wife (whose husband has disappeared without divorcing her)/(deserted wife)
A woman whose husband is alive but refrains from coming to her or having a marit...
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Rest in peace, rest like a pauper.
Abandon. Leave the thing alone and give up the right to own it.
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They Spewed Him Out From Among Them
They drove him away from them. They cast him out from them.
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Throw behind his body/ to abandom/ reject/ cast behind one's back/ discard as worthless
He threw it behind him. He did not give any thought to the matter and abandoned...
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