[Idiom] Left off

[sh.hazeri]

What is the meaning of "Left off" ?

le : ... I can not recall where the Bob left off on that contract ....

 

[emsr2d2]

What is the meaning of "Left off" ?

le : ... I can not recall where the Bob left off on that contract ....

"To leave off" can mean "to omit" or "to stop".

I left his name off the list.
Please leave off doing that. (This is very informal, though I wouldn't say it's slang).

However, I don't understand the sentence you quoted. "The Bob..."? Do you just mean "Bob", as in a man's name?

Cannot is all one word.

What do you think "left off on that contract" means?

 

[Barb_D]

Perhaps in this context it refers to where he stopped reading it, editing it, explaining it, etc.

The point at which someone stopped is where he left off.

 

[bertietheblue]

Perhaps in this context it refers to where he stopped reading it, editing it, explaining it, etc.

The point at which someone stopped is where he left off.

I agree. Here's another example:

I don't see my best friend very often but whenever we meet up, we always seem to carry on from where we left off [ie where we got to in our conversation the last time we met] as if nothing has happened in between.