听之任之
tīng​zhī​rèn​zhī

to let things take their course

  • created sense approved 听之任之/聽之任之 · tīng​zhī​rèn​zhī · to let things take their course — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    听之任之 / 聽之任之

    tīng​zhī​rèn​zhī

    to let things take their course

    To take a laissez-faire attitude; to let something develop or continue freely without interfering, often used when referring to undesirable behavior or situations that should be controlled.

    听 (literal) → 听/聽 · tīng · to let 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it 任 (literal) → 任 · rèn · to allow 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it

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    created sense