ADJ
- annual
- paid, unpaid
- extended, indefinite, weekend
- compassionate, maternity, parental, paternity, sabbatical, sick, study
- home, shore
VERB + LEAVE
- be entitled to, get, have
- How much annual leave do you get? I've still got some leave left this year
- go on, spend, take, use (up)
- She spent most of her leave with her family. I've still got some leave to use up
- save
- I'm saving all my leave to have a long holiday later in the year
- cancel
- When the war broke out all leave was cancelled
- give sb, grant sb
- be due for, be owed
- apply for
PREP
- on ~
- She's on leave until the end of the month
VERB + LEAVE
- ask, request
- He asked leave to absent himself for four days
- give sb, grant sb
- obtain
- refuse sb
PREP
- by sb's ~
- The appeal can only be brought by leave of the trial judge
- with/ without sb's ~
- No application may be made without the leave of the court
PHRASES
- absent without leave, leave of absence, without (so much as) a by your leave (= without asking permission)