let the sleeping dogs lie

A form of 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.

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Meanings

verblet the sleeping dogs lie (third-person singular simple present lets the sleeping dogs lie, present participle letting the sleeping dogs lie, simple past and past participle let the sleeping dogs lie)

present singular third person lets the sleeping dogs lie · participle present letting the sleeping dogs lie

  1. alternativeAlternative form of let sleeping dogs lie.
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