leave undone
Example Sentences
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All I can perform seems but a duty, and of course; all I leave undone, seems idleness and neglect.
From The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny
Because when a man is in the grip of superstition there is no knowing what he will do or leave undone.
From A Gamble with Life by Hocking, Silas K. (Silas Kitto)
"I am not going to be taught what I should do or leave undone, least of all by Martha."
From Success and How He Won It by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
Nought thou canst ask my love shall leave undone.
From Comic Tragedies Written by 'Jo' and 'Meg' and Acted by The 'Little Women' by Alcott, Louisa May
Is it for what I do or for what I leave undone that you hate me, Madame?
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.