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Let sleeping dogs lie
verb
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1.
verb
To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.
"Eventually, they decided it would be best to let sleeping dogs lie and not discuss the matter any further."
Synonyms
let the sleeping dogs lie
let lie
leave it alone
leave it be
let it be
let bygones be bygones
lay to rest
let it alone
leave be
let be
rest
sleep on
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