leave (someone or something) be

idiom

: to not bother or touch (someone or something)

Please leave me be.

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In the end, Congress imposed the contract on the unions, ignoring pleas from Senator Bernie Sanders that seven days of sick leave be added. —

Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 17 Feb. 2023

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