leave behind sth; leave sth behind
phrasal verbwithleaveverbusuk/liːv/past tense and past participleleftuk/left/
tocauseasituationtoexist,especiallyabadone, after you have gone:
Thearmyleftatrailofdestructionbehind them.
to be more succesful than someone you arecompetingwith:
Threeyearslater, thecompanyhadleftallitscloserivalsfarbehind.