leave in
leave in — phrasal verb
- leave inbase form
- leaves in3rd person singular
- leaving in-ing form
- left inpast simple
1. in the card game bridge, to let your partner's double or bid become final by pas
in the card game bridge, to let your partner's double or bid become final by passing, rather than replacing it with a different bid.
Yasmin's partner doubled the contract, so she left in the double for a bigger penalty.
leave in + a double (passing to keep the penalty)
Ezra thought about bidding again but decided to leave in his partner's double.
Holding only weak cards, Ayesha left in her partner's risky double instead of removing it.
At the club, Benjamin left in the double and quietly hoped for a good result.
Experienced players often leave in their partner's double when their own cards look weak.
- pass
in bridge, passing on a partner's double is exactly how you leave it in
- take out
to remove a partner's double by bidding a different suit instead of passing
文法句型
leave in + a double/bid
用法筆記
Object is almost always a double or bid that your partner has just made; the opposite move is to 'take out' or remove it. Used only in the card game bridge.