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leave the task undone

[/liːv ðə tɑːsk ʌnˈdʌn/]
verb phrase
deixar a tarefa inacabada
1. to fail to complete or finish a task; to abandon a task before completion
He left the task undone and went home early.
Ele deixou a tarefa inacabada e foi para casa mais cedo.
2. to intentionally or unintentionally not finish something that was started
Don't leave the project undone; it needs to be finished by Friday.
Não deixe o projeto inacabado; precisa ser terminado até sexta-feira.
NYC Slang
leave something hanging or ghost a project
Synonyms
leave incompleteleave unfinishedabandon the taskfail to completeleave hanging
Antonyms
complete the taskfinish the taskaccomplish the taskfulfill the task

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
deixar a tarefa inacabada
most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
deixar a parada inacabada
informal variant using 'parada' for task
São Paulo
deixar a tarefa por fazer
alternative phrasing common in business contexts
Portugal
deixar a tarefa por terminar
standard Portuguese variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

leave no stone unturned (opposite meaning)
leave someone in the lurch
unfinished business
work in progress
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