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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (other)
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie is a title of multiple works of literature, music, cinematography based on an English proverb, "let sleeping dogs lie": Music * ''Let Sleeping Dogs Lie'', a 2015 album by Junkyard Choir * ''Let Sleeping Dogs Lie'', a 1983 album by Julia Downes * ''Let Sleeping Dogs Lie'', a 2008 album by Ricardo Garcia (German musician), Ricardo Garcia * "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie", a song by Sheena Easton from the 1983 album ''Best Kept Secret (Sheena Easton album), Best Kept Secret'' * "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie", a song by Michael Schenker Group from the 1982 album ''One Night at Budokan'' * "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie", a song by Yngwie Malmsteen from the 2012 album ''Spellbound (Yngwie Malmsteen album), Spellbound'' * "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie", a song by Cassandra Vasik from the 1993 album ''Feels like Home (Cassandra Vasik album), Feels like Home'' * "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie", a song by Pop Shuvit from the 2006 album ''Amped & Dangerous'' Television * "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie", a 2021 epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
"Let sleeping dogs lie" is an English proverb known at least since the 14th century. This saying suggests that when an old problem is no longer causing anyone trouble, it might be better left undiscussed: "Possibly he cohabited with Miss Bloggs, but don't mention it in front of his wife, let the sleeping dogs lie", and dormant controversies should not be restarted even if they were never resolved. This intent is similar to the meanings of sayings like "Don't rock the boat", "Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you". History An early version in belongs to Chaucer ( Anno Domini, AD, "Troilus and Criseyde", III.764) and is predated by earlier , "wake not the sleeping dog" (early 14th century). The Chaucer's character, Pandarus, when uttering the phrase, is speaking literally, referring to Criseyde's ladies sleeping outside her chamber. The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs traces the following evolution of the saying: * (1546, John Heywood in ""); * ''It's best To let a sle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |