Home  »  1100 Words You Need to Know FlashcardsEnglish Vocabulary in Context   »   Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 1100 Words Week 6 Day 3

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 1100 Words Week 6 Day 3

Let sleeping dogs lie

Let sleeping dogs lie (idiom)

said to warn someone that they should not talk about a bad situation that most people have forgotten about, used to say that you should not arouse sources of trouble, to avoid causing any trouble by not mentioning a problematic subject:

Our sponsor is not in favor of any misleading advertisement. So, we must let sleeping dogs lie by being perfectly honest.

Antonyms

arouse, poke nose into, interfere

About the Author

Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl is an English and Persian instructor, educator, researcher, inventor, published author, blogger, SEO expert, website developer, entrepreneur, and the creator of LELB Society. He's got a PhD in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language).

Number of Posts: 4242

Leave a Comment

Register