leave someone to his or her resources
Let one rely on oneself to do what he or she likes or to get out of trouble. For example, Left to his own resources, my four-year-old might well turn the hose on the dog, or Refusing to pay for Lydia's traffic ticket, Dad insisted on leaving her to her resources.
Words nearby leave someone to his or her resources
leave out in the cold,
leave out of account,
leave someone alone,
leave someone in peace,
leave someone in the lurch,
leave someone to his or her resources,
leave the door open,
leave to someone's own devices,
leave to someone's tender mercies,
leave well enough alone,
leave without a leg to stand on