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Idiom

let nature take its course

Meaning

To permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.

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

Examples

“Don't worry about the garden; just let nature take its course.”

“The doctor advised us to stop the aggressive treatments and simply let nature take its course.”

“Rather than forcing a resolution to the conflict, the mediator decided to step back and let nature take its course.”

Examples

simple

“Don't worry about the garden; just let nature take its course.”

contextual

“The doctor advised us to stop the aggressive treatments and simply let nature take its course.”

complex

“Rather than forcing a resolution to the conflict, the mediator decided to step back and let nature take its course.”

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