ADJ
annual | paid, unpaid | extended, indefinite, weekend | compassionate, maternity, parental, paternity, sabbatical, sick, study | home, shore
VERB + LEAVE
be entitled to, get, have
My manager said I'm entitled to three weeks of leave next summer.
go on, spend, take, use (up)
He decided to take two weeks of leave next summer to travel across Europe.
save
She's been saving her leave so she can take a month off next summer.
cancel
The company had to cancel leave for all staff during the busy summer season.
give sb, grant sb | be due for, be owed | apply for
LEAVE + NOUN
entitlement
PREP
on ~
My father is on leave from his job next week to help us move house.
ADJ
special
VERB + LEAVE
ask, request
She requested leave from her manager to attend her daughter's wedding next month.
give sb, grant sb | obtain | refuse sb
PREP
by sb's ~
You cannot enter the building without the manager's leave.
with/without sb's ~
You can't take the car without your parents' leave.
PHRASES
absent without leave, leave of absence, without (so much as) a by your leave
VERB + LEAVE
decide to | intend to, plan to, want to
be ready to
I'm ready to leave for work now, so I'll see you tonight.
be about to, be going to
I was going to leave early, but my boss asked me to finish the report first.
threaten to
The team's best player threatened to leave if the coach wasn't fired.
attempt to, try to
He attempted to leave the meeting early, but his boss stopped him at the door.
refuse to | be compelled to, be forced to, be obliged to
ask sb to, order sb to
The teacher ordered the disruptive students to leave the classroom immediately.
allow sb to, let sb
My parents didn't allow me to leave the house until I finished my homework.
enable sb to
PREP
for
She's leaving for the airport in about an hour to catch her flight.