Synonyms

let be

Idioms

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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Sunglasses I love the personality of them, and what you’re choosing both to see and let be seen.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2021

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

"The person that I'm going to let be the judge on the dunks is little Chris," Paul said about his son.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2015

Say not so, woman; for shame, let be!

From Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse by Various

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