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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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.

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“We don’t let it lay dormant,” Ms. Wartel said.

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He fumbled a groundball from Pederson and let it lay in the dirt as Pederson reached on the error.

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I let it lay there and its torn white tongues were laughing because I couldn’t understand what they were saying.

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“No one’s totally content with it, but they’re willing to let it lay there.”

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