let alone

let alone
Synonyms and related words:
abandon, abstain, abstain from, added to, along with, as well as, aside from, attended by, avoid, bar, barring, be conservative, beside, besides, butt out, coupled with, cut, dispense with, do nothing, do without, eschew, ex, except, except for, excepting, excluding, exclusive of, fight shy of, forbear, forgo, give place to, goldbrick, goof off, hold aloof, hold aloof from, hold back, hold off, in addition to, in conjunction with, including, inclusive of, jump, keep aloof, keep away from, keep back, keep clear of, keep from, keep hands off, keep in hand, keep remote from, leave, leave alone, leave be, leave loose ends, leave undone, leaving out, let be, let dangle, let go, let go by, linked to, make way for, malinger, miss, never touch, not butt in, not get involved, not interfere, not make waves, not meddle, not meddle with, not tamper, not to mention, not touch, not use, omit, omitting, oppose change, outside of, over and above, pass over, pass up, plus, precluding, pretermit, procrastinate, refrain, refrain from, reserve, save, save and except, saving, shirk, slack, spare, stand aloof, stand aloof from, stand pat, stand still, stay detached from, steer clear of, than, together with, trifle, turn away from, unless, waive, with, withhold, without

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  • Let-alone — Let a*lone (l[e^]t [.a]*l[=o]n ), a. Letting alone. [1913 Webster] {The let alone principle}, {The let alone doctrine}, or {The let alone policy}. (Polit. Econ.) See {Laissez faire}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • let-alone — letˈ alone noun (Shakespeare) Absence of restraint, freedom adjective 1. Refraining from interference 2. Leaving things to themselves • • • Main Entry: ↑let * * * let alone, n. and attrib. see let v.1 18 …   Useful english dictionary

  • let alone — (do something) and to an even greater degree do something. We were trapped in a situation you can barely imagine, let alone understand. Usage notes: used to emphasize the extreme character of something Related vocabulary: not to mention… …   New idioms dictionary

  • let alone — This is used to emphasise how extreme something could be: We hadn t got the money to phone home, let alone stay in a hotel. This emphasises the utter impossibility of staying in a hotel …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • let alone — index forswear, shun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • let alone — adverb much less (Freq. 3) she can t boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal • Syn: ↑not to mention * * * phrasal 1. : to say nothing of : not to mention …   Useful english dictionary

  • let alone — {conj. phr.} 1. Even less; certainly not. Used after a negative clause. * /I can t add two and two, let alone do fractions./ * /Jim can t drive a car, let alone a truck./ Compare: MUCH LESS, NOT TO MENTION. 2.[let alone] or[leave alone] {v.} To… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • let alone — {conj. phr.} 1. Even less; certainly not. Used after a negative clause. * /I can t add two and two, let alone do fractions./ * /Jim can t drive a car, let alone a truck./ Compare: MUCH LESS, NOT TO MENTION. 2.[let alone] or[leave alone] {v.} To… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • let\ alone — conj. phr. 1. Even less; certainly not. Used after a negative clause. I can t add two and two, let alone do fractions. Jim can t drive a car, let alone a truck. Compare: much less, not to mention 2. let alone or leave alone v To stay away from;… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • let alone — I. phrasal to leave undisturbed < let the flowers alone >; also to leave to oneself < wanted to be let alone > II. conjunction Date: 1765 to say nothing of ; not to mention used especially to emphasize the improbability of a contrasting example …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • let alone — 1. conjunction a) Much less; to say nothing of; I didnt even notice it, let alone mind it. [I didnt even notice it, so certainly I didnt mind it.] b) not to mention, as well as; 2. verb To lea …   Wiktionary

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