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Idiom idiom

let it alone


Synonym of let it be.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

“The wound is healing, so just let it alone.”

CONTEXTUAL

“Stop trying to fix the old machine and just let it alone for now.”

COMPLEX

“Despite his urge to intervene in the complex dispute, he decided it was wiser to let it alone.”


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    To purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it

  2. 02

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    Used as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving.

  3. 03

    Jack

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  4. 04

    leave it alone

    Synonym of let it be.

  5. 05

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  6. 06

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  7. 07

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  8. 08

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Last updated August 10, 2026