Idiom
leave things alone
Meaning
Synonym of let it be.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“It is best to leave things alone.”
“The machine is working fine now, so please leave things alone.”
“Despite his desire to improve the flawed system, he realized it was wiser to leave things alone and avoid further complications.”
Examples
simple
“It is best to leave things alone.”
contextual
“The machine is working fine now, so please leave things alone.”
complex
“Despite his desire to improve the flawed system, he realized it was wiser to leave things alone and avoid further complications.”
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