Sometimes It Is Better 'To Let Sleeping Dogs Lie' — VOA Learning English
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Sometimes the best way to deal with a problem is to face it head on. But sometimes … it is not. In some cases, it can be a good idea to give a problem or a difficult situation time and space.
Sometimes we just don’t want to deal with it – whatever “it” is. So, we ignore a situation and act as if the problem does not exist.
And of course, we have an expression just for that! Actually, we have a couple. But the first one we will talk about is this: to let sleeping dogs lie.
“To let sleeping dogs lie” means to do nothing in a situation. Sometimes taking action can make things worse. Sometimes it is best to “leave well enough alone” and…
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