letting 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

   Synonyms:

   let the dice fall where they may