How to Pronounce "leave one to your own devices"
expression
LEEV wun TOO, tuh, ti YOR, YUR OHN di-VY-siz
LEEV won TOO yor OHN di-VY-siz
Definition
To let someone act or make decisions on their own, without help, guidance, or supervision.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫiv/ /ˈwən/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈoʊn/ /dɪˈvaɪsəz/, /dɪˈvaɪsɪz
British English
lˈiːv/ /wˈɒn/ /tˈuː/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈəʊn/ /dɪvˈaɪsɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LEEV wun TOO, tuh, ti YOR, YUR OHN di-VY-siz
UK
LEEV won TOO yor OHN di-VY-siz
Listen in Context
When children are left to their own devices, they play in creative ways.
If you leave her to her own devices, she can finish the project alone.
My parents rarely left me to my own devices when I was young.
She gets bored if you leave her to her own devices for too long.