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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “deixar estar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega