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    [Conjunction]  | "let alone" 


    1: to say nothing of : not to mention —used especially to emphasize the improbability of a contrasting example

    Origin: 1765 ;

    [Verb]  | "let" | \ ˈlet \


    1: to cause to : make

    2: to give opportunity to or fail to prevent

    3: —used in the imperative to introduce a request or proposal

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English leten, from Old English lǣtan; akin to Old High German lāzzan to permit, and perhaps to Lithuanian lėnas tranquil;

    [Idiom]  | "leave/let well (enough) alone" 


    1: to not try to make a situation better

    [Idiom]  | "let well enough alone" 


    1: to stop changing something that is already good enough

    [Conjunction]  | "let alone" 


    1: to say nothing of;


      * e.g., " ... I don't have enough money for a new car, let alone a luxury sedan "



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    [Verb]  | "let" 


    1: to give permission to;


      * e.g., " ... my parents would not let me drive until I had a job and could pay for my own gas "




    2: to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment;


      * e.g., " ... the pensioner has begun letting rooms in her home to earn some extra money "




    3: to make able or possible;


      * e.g., " ... the low gravity on the moon lets you make enormous leaps and jumps "




     [ "let alone" ]

    1: and to an even greater degree do something

      * e.g.,  ... I barely got up in time to eat lunch, let alone cook breakfast. 

     [ "let alone" ]

    1: feeling your friend, crush, sibling, partner

      * e.g.,  ... want to message in the evening? you don't seem to trust, let alone relax. Can i help you. let me know please. 🖤 

     [ "let alone" ]

    2: offering help but you need instructions coz their communication system is quite special

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