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let it lay
Idioms and Phrases
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]Example Sentences
It posed little extra trouble as he learned English as a second language, and he has refused to let it lay barriers in his path.
“We don’t let it lay dormant,” Ms. Wartel said.
He fumbled a groundball from Pederson and let it lay in the dirt as Pederson reached on the error.
I let it lay there and its torn white tongues were laughing because I couldn’t understand what they were saying.
“No one’s totally content with it, but they’re willing to let it lay there.”
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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