let sleeping dogs lie

意思

to avoid reopening an old problem

不去重提舊的問題.

例句

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.

文法

只有 let 變化：let、lets、letting；過去式為 let。sleeping dogs 保持複數，lie 保持原形。

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