| 单词 | let sleeping dogs lie |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with Let sleeping dogs lielet sleeping dogs lie Allow inactive problems to remain so, as in Jane knew she should report the accident but decided to let sleeping dogs lie. This injunction to avoid stirring up trouble was already a proverb in the 13th century. It alludes to waking up a fierce watchdog and has been stated in English since the late 1300s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Let sleeping dogs lieDo not stir up a problem that has lain quiet for some time. Words nearby Let sleeping dogs lielet ride, Letronne, letrozole, let's, Let's cross that bridge when we come to it, Let sleeping dogs lie, let slide, let slip, let someone, let someone down, let someone have it The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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