let sleeping dogs lie

뜻

to avoid reopening an old problem

지난 문제를 다시 들추지 않다.

예문

1. 1We settled that argument years ago; I'd rather let sleeping dogs lie.
2. 2Instead of mentioning the broken vase again, Mum decided to let sleeping dogs lie.
3. 3Why restart an argument everyone has forgotten? I'd let sleeping dogs lie.
4. 4Our neighbours had finally stopped complaining, so we let sleeping dogs lie and left the old dispute alone.
5. 5Please let sleeping dogs lie; asking about the settled complaint would only start the quarrel again.

문법

동사 let만 바뀐다: let, lets, letting. 과거형은 let이다. sleeping dogs는 복수로, lie는 원형으로 둔다.

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