2025 · Q33
In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that correctly describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Let sleeping dogs lie
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- ALet things remain as they are because of laziness
- BNot interfere in situations where interference may exacerbate matters
- CNot stoke a dangerous situation
- DLie about the past
Explanation
The proverb advises leaving a dormant trouble alone because disturbing it may provoke a worse reaction. It is not about laziness, nor about deliberately stoking danger, nor about lying. Option (b) captures the warning against meddlesome interference.