كيف تنطق "let sleeping dogs lie"

expression

LET SLEE-ping DAWGZ LIE

let SLEE-ping DOGZ LIE

التعريف

This expression means to avoid bringing up old problems or restarting past arguments, especially when things are calm now.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɫɛt/ /ˈsɫipɪŋ/ /ˈdɑɡz/, /ˈdɔɡz/ /ˈɫaɪ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

lˈɛt/ /slˈiːpɪŋ/ /dˈɒɡz/ /lˈaɪ

أمريكي

LET SLEE-ping DAWGZ LIE

بريطاني

let SLEE-ping DOGZ LIE

My parents told me to let sleeping dogs lie and not ask about the old family argument.

If no one is upset now, it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.

He wanted to talk about last year's problem, but I said we should let sleeping dogs lie.

Honestly, just let sleeping dogs lie—there's no point bringing that up again.