let sleeping dogs lie
idiomTo leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.
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buy to let
To purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it
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call off the dogs
To ease up on after inflicting great punishment.
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dogs bark, cats meow
Used to introduce something seen as inevitable or totally commonplace.
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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.
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give the lie
To respond to an insult, accusation, or falsehood by saying the offender is lying, particularly in the context of provoking a challenge to a duel.
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give the lie to
To reveal or prove (something) to be false; to refute.
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go to the dogs
To decline or deteriorate shockingly.
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I can't lie
To be honest, frankly, honestly.