let be

Idioms  

1. Leave undisturbed, refrain from interfering with. For example, Stop fussing with the tablecloth; let it be, or, as A.E. Housman put it in A Shropshire Lad (1896): “Will you never let me be?” [Second half of 1100s] Also see leave someone alone; leave someone in peace.

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Example Sentences

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let be

And that was something that was important for me to not let be put to the side, or laid to waste or watered down in any way.

From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2022

What kind of decisions do you let be delegated away?

From The Verge ● Nov. 16, 2021

“There’s just two things that I won’t ever let be questioned and that’s character and work ethic,” Leonard said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2020

He plays one called “I Feel Like Riding,” a blues-infused tune that he won’t let be recorded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2018

“Cluny,” she said, “I’ll talk to you, if you’ll speak o’ yoursel’ and let be a’ ither folk.”

From Christine A Fife Fisher Girl by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

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