leave something aside

leave something aside
leave something aside
1. to leave something in reserve. •

Leave some of the sugar aside for use in the icing.

Leave aside some cookies too.

2. to ignore something, especially a fact. •

Let's leave the question of who will pay for it aside for a while.

We will leave aside the current situation and talk about the future.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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