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Discover LudwigThe phrase "know to leave" is correct and commonly used in written English.
You can use this phrase when describing someone's awareness or understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to leave a situation or place. It implies that the person has a sense of timing and knows the appropriate moment to depart. Example: After the party, Mary knew to leave before it got too late and everyone else started to leave.
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They know to leave 15 minutes of travel-time cushion on weekends.
By now, she said, the rest of the cast and crew know to leave her alone at such moments.
"Or you hunker down at your desk, maybe you put your headphones on, and people will know to leave you alone".
When Bush is in town during the week, schedulers know to leave enough time in the afternoon for him to slip out for a workout.
Discretion is what Christopher is about: in his meetings with very important Democrats, aides know to leave the room, and the conversations are off the record.
Experienced beekeepers have learned how to manage varroa mites and other infestations, and they know to leave enough honey in their hives to enable the bees to make it through winter.
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"They knew to leave them alone.
Close friends knew to leave her alone.
He has long been known to leave the oratory to the presidents.
He knew to leave silence then, and the other doctor did, too.
After all, many chemical reactions were known to leave lovely dendritic residues in their wake.
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