let well alone in English

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
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    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Do not interfere."
      ],
      "id": "en-let_well_alone-en-phrase-dOg31kQ9",
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        [
          "interfere",
          "interfere"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) Do not interfere."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "let sleeping dogs lie"
        },
        {
          "word": "let well enough alone"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌlɛtˌwɛləˈloʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "let well alone"
}

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      "glosses": [
        "Do not interfere."
      ],
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        [
          "interfere",
          "interfere"
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        "(idiomatic) Do not interfere."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌlɛtˌwɛləˈloʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "let sleeping dogs lie"
    },
    {
      "word": "let well enough alone"
    }
  ],
  "word": "let well alone"
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"let well alone" meaning in English

Phrase