Idiom
let a sleeping dog lie
Meaning
Alternative form of let sleeping dogs lie.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“It is best to let a sleeping dog lie.”
“I know you want to ask about the argument, but it is better to let a sleeping dog lie.”
“Although the old scandal still bothered him, he decided to let a sleeping dog lie rather than risk further public scrutiny.”
Examples
simple
“It is best to let a sleeping dog lie.”
contextual
“I know you want to ask about the argument, but it is better to let a sleeping dog lie.”
complex
“Although the old scandal still bothered him, he decided to let a sleeping dog lie rather than risk further public scrutiny.”
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