deixar estar

Galician

Etymology

Literally, “leave (something) stay”.

Verb

deixar estar (first-person singular present deixo estar, first-person singular preterite deixei estar, past participle deixado estar)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see deixar,‎ estar.
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) to leave it be, to let it be
  3. (transitive, idiomatic) to leave alone

References
  • “deixar estar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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