let it be
verb1
Idiomatic To leave something to follow its natural course; this involves desisting from any intent to intervene.
- Near-synonyms: let sleeping dogs lie, let a sleeping dog lie, let bygones be bygones, let nature take its course
- Let it be. The more you interfere, the worse it will get.
1 more example
- Whispering words of wisdom, let it be.1970, Paul McCartney, “Let It Be”, performed by The Beatles:
- Related terms
- let be, so be it, laissez faire