let the sleeping dogs lie

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Definition of let the sleeping dogs lie in English English dictionary

let sleeping dogs lie
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.

let sleeping dogs lie
(Atasözü) Do not make (someone) angry and cause trouble or danger; do not make trouble if you do not have to. "Don't tell Father that you broke the window. Let sleeping dogs lie."
let sleeping dogs lie
don't stir up trouble
let the sleeping dogs lie

    Hyphenation

    let the sleep·ing dogs Lie

    Turkish pronunciation

    let dhi slipîng dôgz lay

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlet ᴛʜē ˈslēpəɴɢ ˈdôgz ˈlī/ /ˈlɛt ðiː ˈsliːpɪŋ ˈdɔːɡz ˈlaɪ/
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