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let it lay

Also, leave her lay. Allow it to rest; leave it alone. For example, Don't discuss their gift anymore; let it lay. The use of her in the variant is a slangy version of “it.” [Slang; first half of 1900s]

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Words nearby let it lay

let in, let in on, let into, let it all hang out, Letitia, let it lay, let it rip, Let me not to the marriage of true minds / Admit impediments, let me see, Leto, let off
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