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leave nothing

[liv ˈnʌθɪŋ]
verb phrase
não deixar nada
1. to take or consume everything, leaving no remainder
The locusts left nothing of the crops.
Os gafanhotos não deixaram nada das plantações.
2. to exhaust all possibilities or options
They left nothing to chance in their planning.
Não deixaram nada ao acaso no seu planejamento.
3. to provide no doubt or ambiguity
His performance left nothing to be desired.
Seu desempenho não deixou nada a desejar.
NYC Slang
leave it all on the court/field
Synonyms
consume alltake everythingexhaustdepleteleave no trace
Antonyms
leave somethingleave behindsparepreserve

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
não deixar nada
Most common usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
não deixar nada em pé
Emphatic variant meaning to destroy completely
Portugal
não deixar nada
Standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

leave nothing to chance
leave nothing to the imagination
leave nothing to be desired
leave nothing behind but footprints
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