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lets the chips fall where they may

lets the chips fall where they may is the third-person singular simple present indicative of let the chips fall where they may.

Meaning of let the chips fall where they may

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

Questions about lets the chips fall where they may

What is lets the chips fall where they may the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lets the chips fall where they may is the third-person singular simple present indicative of let the chips fall where they may.

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

  1. lets something slip
  2. lets the buyer beware
  3. lets the cat out
  4. lets the cat out of the bag
  5. lets the cat out the bag
  6. lets the chips fall where they may
  7. lets the devil out
  8. lets the dice fall where they may
  9. lets the grass grow round one's feet
  10. lets the grass grow under one's feet
  11. lets through

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