Let sleeping dogs lie
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 8To leave a situation alone so as to avoid worsening it.
बर्रे के छत्ते में हाथ न डालना
The quarrel was settled years ago, so let sleeping dogs lie and do not bring it up at the wedding.
Radhika decided to let sleeping dogs lie rather than reopen the old argument.
Daily use: Purani baat chhodo, let sleeping dogs lie, warna phir se jhagda ho jayega.
सोता हुआ dog शांत है; उसे छेड़ोगे तो भौंकेगा या काट लेगा। इसलिए छेड़ो मत, जो situation जैसी है वैसी रहने दो, वरना ख़ामख़ा ख़राब होगी।
A sleeping dog is quiet; wake it up and it may bark or bite. So do not disturb a situation that is calm right now. Let sleeping dogs lie means leave things as they are, or you will only make them worse.
Answer 'situation को अकेला छोड़ देना ताकि और न बिगड़े' है; stir up trouble या open a can of worms इसका उल्टा भाव है।
The answer is 'to leave a situation alone so as not to make it worse'; stir up trouble or open a can of worms is the opposite idea.