let nature take its course
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.
“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.”
- 01
answer the call of nature
To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.
- 02
be taken ill
To become ill.
- 03
better nature
the more amiable qualities of someone
- 04
buy to let
To purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it
- 05
crash course
A quick, intense course of learning, especially one which is informal or hurried.
- 06
cross to take up
Alternative form of cross to bear.
- 07
don't let the door hit you on the way out
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.
- 08
due course
Regular or appropriate passage or occurrence
Last updated August 10, 2026