Collocation
leave work
to stop working and go home or go somewhere else at the end of your work period
Definition
'leave work' is a common English collocation. to stop working and go home or go somewhere else at the end of your work period
leave + work
“I usually leave work at five o'clock.”
Examples
- She left work early to pick up her son from school.
- What time do you leave work on Fridays?
- If I leave work late, I miss the last train.
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- He cannot leave work until the report is finished.
- We had to leave work because the power went out in the building.
- They let us leave work an hour early after the meeting.
- I am going to leave work as soon as my shift ends.
- By the time you leave work, the roads will be busy with traffic.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- start work to begin working, especially at a job or on a task
- make money to earn money; to generate a profit or income
- make a request to ask formally for something, especially through an official process
- do business to conduct commercial activity; to buy, sell, or work with another company professionally