leave undone
Example Sentences
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But I suppose that he feared I might reveal it to some friend if the trial went against me, entrust to him the just work I am forced to leave undone.
From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
You do me great injustice if you believe that what I do or leave undone is for the sake of external effect.
From The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History by Heyse, Paul
"I am not going to be taught what I should do or leave undone, least of all by Martha."
From Success and How He Won It by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
Then he needs to know where to find the remedy that will restore his health and help him to do and leave undone the things he ought.
From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Luther, Martin
Could there be so very much amiss in a household where they knew just what to do for one, and just what to leave undone?
From The Crime Doctor by Hornung, Ernest William