leave to someone's own devices

Allow someone to do as he or she wishes. For example, Left to his own devices, he would hire someone to do the yard work. This expression, uses device in the sense of "a plan or scheme." [Late 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pit	PIT	Limburgish
Haider	-	Arabic
Ferdinand	['fə:dinənd]
Neil	NEEL (English)	Irish, Scottish, English
Jock	JAHK	Scottish
Dalia (1)	-	Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)