كيف تنطق "let a sleeping dog lie"
expression
LET uh SLEE-ping DAWG LIE
LET uh SLEEP-ing DOG LIE
التعريف
This expression means to avoid bringing up or restarting old problems or arguments; sometimes it’s best not to disturb a situation that is calm now.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈɫɛt/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈsɫipɪŋ/ /ˈdɔɡ/ /ˈɫaɪ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
lˈɛt/ /æɪ/ /slˈiːpɪŋ/ /dˈɒɡ/ /lˈaɪ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
LET uh SLEE-ping DAWG LIE
بريطاني
LET uh SLEEP-ing DOG LIE
استمع في السياق
We all know what happened, but let’s let a sleeping dog lie and move forward.
She wanted to apologize, but her friend told her to just let a sleeping dog lie.
I think we should let a sleeping dog lie and not talk about last year’s argument.
If he’s happy now, let's just let a sleeping dog lie.