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Meaning of let sleeping dogs lie

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

let sleeping dogs lie

Pronunciation:

verb

Definitions

  1. To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.

    Example: Eventually, they decided it would be best to let sleeping dogs lie and not discuss the matter any further.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/let%20sleeping%20dogs%20lie

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