Let sleeping dogs lie

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Do not stir up a problem that has lain quiet for some time.

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What does "dignity" mean?

showing self-respect

treating others with kindness

acting selfishly

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Words nearby Let sleeping dogs lie

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How to use Let sleeping dogs lie in a sentence

My doctor insisted that once I filed this piece I lie down on my bed and not get out.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Science imitates nature as researchers dream up robotic dogs, cheetahs, sharks and even cockroaches.
Meet Our Animal Robot Overlords|James Joiner|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I lie and nod my head yes while wiping the tears on my gray fleece sleeve.
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I was told before my first trip that no city in the world offered the dreams you could have sleeping in Havana.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“I knew it was a lie from the beginning,” Patrick told WLOS.
Beaten By His Church for Being Gay|Justin Jones|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are ovoid in shape, and lie in pairs, end to end, often forming short chains.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
However this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie.
Children's Ways|James Sully
The reveillée of the sleeping Mexicans was the discharge of our two field-pieces loaded with canister.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
In truth, it was so intently engaged with a sleeping seal that it had not observed the approach of the sledge.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
The "bad form" of telling a lie to the head-master is a later illustration of the same thing.
Children's Ways|James Sully

Other Idioms and Phrases with Let sleeping dogs lie

let sleeping dogs lie

Allow inactive problems to remain so, as in Jane knew she should report the accident but decided to let sleeping dogs lie. This injunction to avoid stirring up trouble was already a proverb in the 13th century. It alludes to waking up a fierce watchdog and has been stated in English since the late 1300s.