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let the chips fall where they may

let the chips fall where they may verb: to allow events to unfold naturally; to accept what occurs without prejudice, worry, or regret.

Verb

let the chips fall where they may (third-person singular simple present lets the chips fall where they may, present participle letting the chips fall where they may, simple past and past participle let the chips fall where they may)

  1. (idiomatic) To allow events to unfold naturally; to accept what occurs without prejudice, worry, or regret.
    • [H]e said tinny things to me, thinks like . . . "I want to talk cold turkey to you, man to man!" And he took me down to what he called his "den" in order that we might ". . . call a spade a spade, and let the chips fall where they may."1963, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 87, in Cat's Cradle, Random House Digital, →ISBN
    • "My agenda is to let the Council members come into their own, to be freethinkers and push what they think is right, and let the chips fall where they may," Mr. Vallone said.1988 January 29, Alan Finder, “City Council Wakes Up but Still Lags”, in New York Times, retrieved 10 Oct 2011

let the chips fall where they may meaning in Bengali

let the chips fall where they may in Bengali

কোনো কুসংস্কার

Synonyms of let the chips fall where they may

Forms of let the chips fall where they may

third-person singular presentlets the chips fall where they may
present participleletting the chips fall where they may
past participlelet the chips fall where they may
pastlet the chips fall where they may

Origin of let the chips fall where they may

Originally a woodcutting metaphor (in full, “hew to the line and let the chips fall where they may”), but now often associated with poker chips.

Questions about let the chips fall where they may

What does let the chips fall where they may mean?
Let the chips fall where they may means to allow events to unfold naturally; to accept what occurs without prejudice, worry, or regret.
What is let the chips fall where they may in Bengali?
Let the chips fall where they may in Bengali is কোনো কুসংস্কার. See Let the chips fall where they may meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is let the chips fall where they may?
Let the chips fall where they may is a verb.
What is the past tense of let the chips fall where they may?
The past tense of let the chips fall where they may is let the chips fall where they may.

Words near let the chips fall where they may in the dictionary

  1. let that sink in
  2. let the buyer beware
  3. let the cat out
  4. let the cat out of the bag
  5. let the cat out the bag
  6. let the chips fall where they may
  7. let the cobbler stick to his last
  8. let the devil out
  9. let the dice fall where they may
  10. let the dog see the rabbit
  11. let the door hit you where the good Lord split you

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