- leave the room1.
- leave the room1.to go out of the room. •
I had to leave the room to get drinks for everyone.
2. Euph. to leave to go to the toilet. •I have to leave the room. I'll be back in a minute.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
leave the room1.
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room — room1 [ rum ] noun *** 1. ) count a part of a building with a floor, walls, and a ceiling: On the second floor were two large empty rooms. Annie got up and left the room. a ) count a bedroom in a home or in a place such as a hotel: My mom told me … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
room — room1 W1S1 [ru:m, rum] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a building)¦ 2¦(space)¦ 3¦(opportunity/possibility)¦ 4 there s room for improvement 5 there s not enough room to swing a cat 6¦(apartment)¦ 7¦(people)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: rum] … Dictionary of contemporary English
