English / proverb
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To avoid reopening an old contentious issue that could stir up unnecessary turmoil or dispute.
In context
01
Do not bring up last year's budget discrepancies again; it is wiser to let sleeping dogs lie.
02
The team had finally calmed down after the audit, so the director preferred to let sleeping dogs lie.
Synonyms
leave well enough alone,avoid stirring the pot,ignore past friction
Antonyms
stir up trouble,reopen old wounds,poke the hornet's nest
Collocations
best to let sleeping dogs lie,prefer to let sleeping dogs lie,wise to let sleeping dogs lie