L1. Leave out / Low-hanging fruit / Let's say

1. Leave out  
: to not include someone or something
: to not include somebody/something either accidentally or deliberately

((포함시키거나 언급하지 않고) ~를 빼다/배제시키다.)

 

ex) I'm sorry. I accidentally left that part out.

ex) Did you leave it out on purpose or accidentally?
ex) We accidentally left that out of the slide. 
ex) Have I left anything out?
ex) A: Terry, have I left anything out? 

      B: I just wanted to add one thing. 

ex) A: Do you think we should keep this part?
      B: Let's leave that part out. Just to be safe.

      A: Good idea. 
ex) Nothing's left out.
ex) I wanna make sure I don't leave out anything important, so rather than ad-lib it, let me read these couple of pages.
ex) She left out an ‘m’ in ‘accommodation’. 
ex) You can leave out the gory details. 
ex) If you prefer mild flavours reduce or leave out the chilli. 
ex) I left out the fact that the quote is from Benjamin Franklin 
ex) You left out the best part. 
ex) Did everyone get a piece of cake? I don't want to leave anyone out. 
ex) They always leave her out of the conversation. 

ex) Please leave me out of this argument!

ex) I was left out of the conversation. 

 

ex) C 서류 빼먹고 안 준거 같은데?
- It looks like you left out document C.
- I noticed document C was left out.
- We needed three documents, but it seems you left out document C.

 

ex) Mulan

General: I'll expect a full report in three weeks.

Chi fu: And I won't leave anything out.

 

 

2. Low-hanging fruit
: sth that is easy to obtain, achieve, or take advantage of 

ex) The easy changes have all been made. All the low-hanging fruit has been picked.
ex) I'm a great believer in picking low-hanging fruit. Start with what's easy, and go higher later. 
ex) At a time when companies all want to seem green, packaging is a low-hanging fruit that shouldn't be underestimated.

 

3. Let's say
: used as a way of introducing a hypothetical situation

ex) Let's say that you win the lottery. What will you do first?
ex) Let's say it takes an hour to get there. When should we leave?
ex) Let's say you are right, for argument's sake.

ex) Let's say I have $100 to spend - that's a nice, round number. [=a number that is easily multiplied, divided, etc., and especially a number that ends in zero]