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Значение идиомы live and let live
[live and let live] To live in the way you prefer and let otherslive as they wish without being bothered by you.
Father scoldsMother because she wears her hair in curlers and Mother scolds Fatherbecause he smokes a smelly pipe. Grandfather says it’s her hair andhis pipe; live and let live.
Compare: GIVE AND TAKE, LET BYGONESBE BYGONES, FORGIVE AND FORGET.
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