Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.
The two families made peace long ago; it is better to ______ than to bring up the old quarrel.

take the bull by the hornsCorrect answerYour answerlet sleeping dogs lieCorrect answerYour answeradd fuel to the fireCorrect answerYour answerspill the beansCorrect answerYour answer

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Correct answer: B

To let sleeping dogs lie is to avoid stirring up an old problem.

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Add fuel to the fire would be the result of bringing it up, not the advice.

Concept: The meaning of the idiom "let sleeping dogs lie"
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Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.The two families made peace long ago; it is better to ______ than to bring up the old quarrel.

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Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.
The two families made peace long ago; it is better to ______ than to bring up the old quarrel.