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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let be

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

Everything inky black, except as much of the Dean's surplice as a huge black scarf and stole let be seen.

From John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir by David Hunter Blair

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